Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 51 (2026)

Termination of reimbursement alimony; modification; applicability of income guidelines

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Section 51. (a) Reimbursement alimony shall terminate upon the death of the recipient or a date certain.

(b) Once ordered, the parties shall not seek and the court shall not order a modification of reimbursement alimony.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2014 · leading case: Zaleski v. Zaleski, 13 N.E.3d 967 (Mass. 2014).

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Zaleski v. Zaleski, 13 N.E.3d 967 (Mass. 2014). “G. L. c. 208, § 51 (a)-(c). Transitional alimony is defined as: “the periodic or one-time payment of support to a recipient spouse after a marriage of not more than [five] years to transition the recipient spouse to an adjusted lifestyle or location as a result of the divorce.”

Holmes v. Holmes, 6 N.E.3d 1062 (Mass. 2014). “” G. L. c. 208, § 51 (a). “Transitional alimony shall terminate upon the death of the recipient or a date certain that is not longer than [three] years from the date of the parties’ divorce .”

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