Why, in the year 2009, do Massachusetts’ alimony laws still read as if it were 1900? Why, when many women earn salaries just as high as men, does the Bay State have laws that make it seem as though ...

BOSTON (AP) -- Steve Niro got married three decades ago but divorced less than five years later. He's been paying alimony ever since -- and there's no end in sight. After Niro's youngest child ...

BOSTON (AP) — Sweeping changes in alimony rules are taking hold in Massachusetts. A law approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Deval Patrick last fall became effective on Thursday. The new law ...

Two years ago, a law was signed that got rid of most lifetime spousal support. Who gets alimony and for how long comes with a whole new formula, designed to make it fair for everyone. But some ...

On Jan. 22, the Civil Justice Subcommittee of this year’s legislative session met to hear a number of bills that may become law. One of those bills is HB843, which concerns alimony reform. I’d hoped ...

Lifetime alimony will be eliminated for future divorcees in New Jersey if a measure advanced by an Assembly committee becomes law. For those married less than 20 years, the duration of alimony ...

Once upon a time, alimony laws in Massachusetts made sense. They were enacted when the husband was usually the sole breadwinner. In a typical marriage back then, the wife took care of the home, raised ...

NASHVILLE-The Tennessee Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on a case that could change the way alimony is awarded in the Volunteer State. The case involves the bitter divorce of a former ...

A measure that would end lifetime alimony in New Jersey is stalled in legislative committees. And a new Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind Poll shows residents are divided on whether lawmakers ...