HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 443 FILED ON: 1/21/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1633
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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 relative to the collateral consequences of alimony.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 1/21/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 443 FILED ON: 1/21/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1633
By Mrs. Harrington of Groton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1633) of Sheila C. Harrington relative to the federal tax collateral consequences of alimony. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3701 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to the collateral consequences of alimony.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 53 of chapter 208 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “incomes”, in line 14, the following words:- , if federally tax deductible, or, if not federally tax deductible, the recipient’s need or 23 per cent to 28 per cent of the difference between the parties’ gross incomes, as