HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2946 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1359
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sheila C. Harrington
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act amending spousal support payments.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 1/16/2015 |
Stephen L. DiNatale | 3rd Worcester | 9/19/2019 |
Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex | 1/21/2015 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 9/19/2019 |
James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex | 9/19/2019 |
Danielle W. Gregoire | 4th Middlesex | 9/19/2019 |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire | 9/19/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 9/19/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2946 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1359
By Mrs. Harrington of Groton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1359) of Sheila C. Harrington and others relative to amending spousal support payments by wage assignment and account garnishment. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act amending spousal support payments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 35A. Chapter 208 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 35, the following new section:—
After a hearing had upon its own motion, or at the time a support order is issued or modified or as a result of a complaint for contempt due to failure of spousal support payments, and upon a particular finding of reasonable necessity to assure timely and consistent payments, the court may make a finding that future spousal support payments may be made through wage assignment, account garnishment or other means available to the department of revenue.