On January 20, 2015, the Supreme Judicial Court issued decisions in three cases involving an important provision of the Massachusetts Alimony Reform Act ("the Act"). In each of these cases, which are described more fully below, the alimony payor wanted to terminate their alimony obligation based upon the Act's language that alimony "shall terminate upon the payor attaining the full retirement age." See G.L. c. 208, § 49(f).
Alimony and Cohabitation
Will an alimony recipient's cohabitation with another result in the termination of alimony?