ZALESKI v. ZALESKI

No. SJC-11391.

469 Mass. 230 (2014)

CAROLYN ZALESKI v. STEPHEN ZALESKI.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

August 1, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul P. Perocchi ( Cynthia Grover Hastings with him) for the wife.

David E. Cherny ( Catharine V. Blake with him) for the husband.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.


DUFFLY, J.

The Alimony Reform Act of 2011, St. 2011, c. 124 (alimony reform act or act), changed the legal framework under which courts may award alimony when a marriage ends in divorce. The act created four categories of alimony: "[g]eneral term alimony," "[r]ehabilitative alimony," "[r]eimbursement alimony," and "[t]ransitional alimony," and placed durational limits on the length of time alimony may be paid absent specific extenuating circumstances as found by a...

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