Are you getting married in Massachusetts?Of even more concern, is this a second marriage for you and your spouse to be?We all enter marriage with the best “happily ever after, until death do us part” intentions, but then life happens.
Please beware; Massachusetts is one of only a few states that has outdated Ecclesiastic Laws that relate to marriage, divorce and alimony.Society has changed since 1857, but our laws have not.With divorce rates near 50%, you need to know what the State of MA will impose on you if a divorce happens.
MA will ignore your Prenup – the Statues as the apply to divorce and alimony simple puts the decision to the full discretion of the Judge – No guidelines, No formulas to follow- just the discretion of the Judge
Do you know that in MA marriages that end after as few as 5 to 6 years have alimony judgments involved? The lower wage earner of the couple, either male or female, gets awarded a portion of their now ex-spouses income for many years – Yes, this is true and only in MA.Often, there is no contingency or incentive for the alimony recipient to become independent or work, why should they, MA says they are entitled to be supported for the rest of their lives
Example, a woman works hard, establishes herself, her husband is a drunk andwon’t work and walks out after 8 years of marriage – she will be forcedto pay him alimony for many years, this happens frequently.
Another more frightening example:A couple is married 10 years, the woman has an affair, walks out on the marriage, and lives with her new boyfriend – she files for divorce and demands alimony.In MA, after 10 years the State can give a person a lifetime of alimony payments, yes, until you die sentence of paying pay alimony to a former spouse.In our case, the former spouse was 39 when she started to receive her Marital Welfare in the name of Alimony.
No income is safe – if you inherit your parent’s estate – you will have to turn over a portion to a former cheating spouse; if you remarry, your new spouse’s income will be included in the amount of alimony available to pay your former cheating spouse
Why am I posting this?I am a woman paying alimony, but not to a former husband, but to my new husband’s former wife.I have a Prenuptial that the State of MA ignored, - my income was included with my husbands to determine total household income and this is what was used to determine alimony.
Knowledge is Power – Learn how to protect yourself – learn how you can help change these outdated laws.
www.alimonyreform.org
Peace and Love to All
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