Alimony and Spousal Maintenance Attorney in Boston, Massachusetts
How does a spouse’s income impact the amount of spousal support they are required to pay or receive?
How does a spouse’s income impact the amount of spousal support they are required to pay or receive?
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so in Massachusetts um we have the
alimony Reform Act and that dictates
what income and what amounts of alimony
should be paid for how long pursuant to
that act um various forms of income are
considered and obviously again you’d
have to determine accurately what the
real income is but the amount of alimony
is limited to a perc percentage or the
need of the recipient spouse so that
it’s not it’s not endless there’s not an
endless stream that there can be and the
issue is that according to the statute
the percentages of alimony the maximum
are 30 to 35% of the gross but that was
based on when alimony was taxable and
tax deductible which is no longer the
the case the IRS is no longer allowing
that so the legislature in Massachusetts
has not caught up with this and we have
not reassigned the um percentages but
that roughly translates to approximately
22 to
26% of gross income now um which has
been calculated by experts so the amount
of alimony is limited to this percentage
and also by the need of the recipient
spouse which is reflective of the
party’s lifestyle during the
marriage
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Boston, MA family law attorney Terri Partridge discusses how a spouse’s income impacts the amount of spousal support they are required to pay or receive. In Massachusetts, the Alimony Reform Act governs the determination of income and the amounts of alimony to be paid, as well as the duration of such payments. Various forms of income are considered under this act, and it is essential to accurately determine the actual income. The amount of alimony is restricted to a percentage or the demonstrated need of the recipient spouse, ensuring it is not an endless obligation.
