Family Law

Alimony

The new and much anticipated Alimony Reform Act has been signed into law by Governor Patrick and will become effective in March of 2012.

However, many family court judges have stated that they will start enforcing the new Alimony Law now, as it is better law than the old Alimony Act, which had not been modified since 1974.

Here at Amaral & Associates, P.C., our lawyers have been trained in the new Alimony Reform Act and have already started implementing the new law into our client’s divorce agreements.

The purpose of the new Alimony Reform Act is to spell out the four (4) new types of alimony, that being; General Alimony, Rehabilitative Alimony, Reimbursement Alimony, and Transitional Alimony, and allow for time limits on the same.

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