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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 48 Definitions applicable to Secs. 49 to 55
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Section 48. As used in sections 49 to 55, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Alimony'', the payment of support from a spouse, who has the ability to pay, to a spouse in need of support for a reasonable leng…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 49 Termination, suspension or modification of general term alimony
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Section 49. (a) General term alimony shall terminate upon the remarriage of the recipient or the death of either spouse; provided, however, that the court may require the payor spouse to provide life insurance or another form of reasonable security for payment of sums due to the …
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 5 Causes for divorce; exceptions to Sec. 4
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Section 5. If the plaintiff has lived in this commonwealth for one year last preceding the commencement of the action if the cause occurred without the commonwealth, or if the plaintiff is domiciled within the commonwealth at the time of the commencement of the action and the cau…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 50 Termination, extension or modification of rehabilitative alimony
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Section 50. (a) Rehabilitative alimony shall terminate upon the remarriage of the recipient, the occurrence of a specific event in the future or the death of either spouse; provided, however, that the court may require the payor to provide reasonable security for payment of sums …