HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3424        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1943

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Adrianne Pusateri Ramos

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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:

Adrianne Pusateri Ramos

14th Essex

1/17/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3424        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1943

By Representative Ramos of North Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1943) of Adrianne Pusateri Ramos relative to the calculation of alimony.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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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 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “incomes”, in line 14, the following words:- ", if tax deductible, or, if not tax deductible, the recipient’s need or 21 per cent to 28 per cent of the difference between the parties’ gross incomes, as".