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Alimony proceedings in Massachusetts
General information about Massachusetts alimony types, statutory factors, duration, modification, and termination.
Overview
Governing materials
Massachusetts General Laws chapter 208 contains provisions concerning general-term, rehabilitative, reimbursement, and transitional alimony. The statutes address amount, duration, modification, suspension, and termination. G.L. c. 208.
Massachusetts court materials list factors used in alimony determinations, including marriage length, age, health, income, employment, employability, contributions to the marriage, marital lifestyle, and lost economic opportunity. Massachusetts Trial Court: How Alimony Is Decided.
Court and agency record
Common record categories
- Financial statements and tax records
- Income, employment, and benefit records
- The judgment and separation agreement
- Modification, contempt, and termination filings
Primary references
Official sources
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