Chapter 208 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 56. No court shall make an order requiring a victim of a domestic violence offense to pay alimony or child support to a spouse who committed the domestic violence offense; provided, that the individual or their child was the victim of the underlying offense. For the purposes of this paragraph "domestic violence offense'' shall mean: (a) the violation of an order issued pursuant to: (i) section 18, 34B or 34C, (ii) section 32 of chapter 209, (iii) section 3, 4 or 5 of chapter 209A, or (iv) section 15 or 20 of chapter 209C; (b) a conviction pursuant to any of the following sections; provided, that the underlying offense was committed against a family or household member, as defined in said section 1 of said chapter 209A: section 13A, 13B, 13B ½ , 13B ¾ , 13F, 13H, 13J, 13K, 13L, 13M, 15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 16, 17, 18, 18A, 18B, 18C, 19, 20, 21, 21A, 22, 22A, 22B, 22C, 23, 23A, 23B, 24, 24B, 26, 26A, 26B, 26D, 28, 29, 43, 43A, 50 or 51 of chapter 265; or a like violation of the laws of another state, the United States or a military, territorial or Indian tribal authority.