Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts
My boyfriend and I are looking to get a place together. His ex-wife pays him alimony after a 30+ year marriage. In the state of MA, will the alimony stop if we live together unmarried?
Asked on 1/01/13, 7:54 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Christopher Vaughn-Martel
Charles River Law Partners, LLC
The answer is 'maybe'.
Your boyfriend should take his divorce decree or separation agreement to a family law attorney to have it reviewed. The new alimony reform law makes cohabitation grounds for the termination of alimony, but there are some exceptions.
Answered on 1/02/13, 5:19 am