“Alimony Re-Reform Act” Inches Closer to Passage in Massachusetts House

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens provides an update on a Massachusetts bill that would revise the Alimony Reform Act to expand ...

SJC Rules on the "Retroactivity" of the Alimony Reform Act, Again

Massachusetts divorce attorney Kimberley Keyes analyzes another SJC decision focused on the “retroactive” application of the Alimony Reform ...

Alimony Re-Reform Bill Awaits Vote in House as MA Legislative Session Nears End

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens updates readers on the Alimony Re-Reform Act, which is awaiting a vote in the Massachusetts ...

Alimony Reform Effort Continues Despite Two Years of Inaction in Massachusetts Senate

Massachusetts divorce attorney Jason V. Owens checks in on alimony reform, which has been stymied for two years in the Massachusetts Senate. ...

Massachusetts SJC: Lifetime Alimony Survives

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens reviews three Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decisions weakening the Massachusetts Alimony ...

Public Hearing on Proposed Alimony Reform Law Scheduled for May 15, 2017

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens checks in with an update on a public hearing o n the Alimony Re-Reform Act scheduled for May 15, ...

When a Court Reduces Child Support While Alimony Continues

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Nicole Levy reviews a case of a Probate and Family Court judge lowering a father’s child support while leaving ...

Appeals Court Increases Confusion Over Alimony Duration with Ruling that Burdens MA Probate & Family Court Judges

Divorce lawyer Kimberley Keyes reviews a recent Appeals Court decision that will complicate alimony cases in Massachusetts. Divorce clients ...

Sen. Brownberger Prevents Vote on Alimony Bill, Dismisses Three-Year Reform Effort as "Chaff"

Jason V. Owens reports on the defeat of alimony reform bill by Sen. William Brownsberger, who prevented a vote in Massachusetts before ...

Boston Globe Magazine Urges Passage of Alimony Reform Bill in MA House

The Boston Globe Magazine is advocating for the passage of an alimony reform bill now pending in the Massachusetts House. The Boston Globe ...

Boston Globe Urges End to Lifetime Alimony in Massachusetts

Massachusetts divorce attorney Jason V. Owens reports on a Boston Globe editorial calling for an end to “lifetime alimony”. The Boston Globe ...

With Time Running Out, Alimony Reform Advocates Face Desperation in MA Senate

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens writes on Sen. William Brownsberger’s efforts to block bill to end lifetime alimony. Time is ...

Alimony Re-Reform Bill Gains Momentum for 2017 in State Senate

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens reports on the growing list of potential co-sponsors for H 4427 in the state senate. In June, ...

Cohabitation not Grounds for Terminating Alimony in Pre-2012 Divorces in Massachusetts

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Nicole K. Levy reviews a recent Appeals Court decision on alimony cohabitation and income attribution. In an ...

Battle Lines Drawn on Alimony Reform in MA State Senate

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens reviews the current debate over alimony reform in the Massachusetts state senate and the SJC. ...

Time Nearly Out for Massachusetts Senate to Pass Alimony Re-Reform Bill in 2016

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens checks the pulse of the Massachusetts Alimony Re-Reform Bill, which is mired in the state senate ...

Alimony Reform Bill Faces Feb. 4th Deadline for Co-Sponsors (Updated 2/4/17)

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens reports on a Feb. 4th deadline for co-sponsors for a new alimony reform bill. Talk about about ...

Alimony Reform Bill Faces January 20, 2017 Deadline for House Sponsors

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens reports on a January 20th deadline affecting survival of the alimony reform bill. With the ...

Alimony Re-Reform Passes Massachusetts House in Unanimous (156-0) Vote

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens reviews the House’s unanimous approval of the Massachusetts Re-Reform Bill. JUNE 22, 2016 – ...

State Senator Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) Endorses Alimony Re-Reform Bill

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens reports on the recent endorsement of H 4427 by State Senator Patrick M. O’Connor (R-Weymouth), ...

Calls for Changes to Massachusetts Alimony Law to Address Federal Tax Change and Close “Lifetime Alimony” Loophole

Divorce attorney Jason V. Owens reviews proposals that would reduce alimony payments and eliminate “lifetime alimony” in Massachusetts. Many ...

Correcting the Massachusetts Alimony Reform Act: New Bill Filed

Massachusetts divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens reviews a new bill that seeks to make the Massachusetts Alimony Reform Act applicable to orders ...

State Senate Declines Vote on Alimony Reform and Child Custody Bills in 2016

Massachusetts Divorce lawyer Jason V. Owens recaps the defeat of “an act reforming alimony in Massachusetts” and the “Massachusetts ...