SENATE DOCKET, NO. 741        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 768

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cynthia S. Creem

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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 relative to alimony payments.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Cynthia S. Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 741        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 768

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 768) of Cynthia S. Creem for legislation relative to alimony payments.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 701 OF 2013-2014.]

 

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 relative to alimony 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 1. Clause (1) of sub-section (f) of section 49 of chapter 208 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting, at the end thereof, the following sentence:-

"A finding by the court that (a) the length of the marriage was longer than 20 years and (b) the payor was within 10 years of full retirement age, or older, at the time of the divorce, may satisfy the requirement of good cause shown, and in such cases, the court may order that if the payor continues to work after attaining the full retirement age, alimony shall continue."