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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 54 (2026)

Remarriage of payor; income from second job or overtime work

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Section 54. (a) In the event of the payor's remarriage, income and assets of the payor's spouse shall not be considered in a redetermination of alimony in a modification action.

(b) Income from a second job or overtime work shall be presumed immaterial to alimony modification if:

(1) a party works more than a single full-time equivalent position; and

(2) the second job or overtime began after entry of the initial order.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2014–2020 · leading case: Vedensky v. Vedensky, 22 N.E.3d 951 (Mass. App. Ct. 2014).
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Vedensky v. Vedensky, 22 N.E.3d 951 (Mass. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “” G. L. c. 208, § 54(6). The definition of income in the guidelines contains parallel language, stating that, “[i]f, after a child support order is entered, a Payor or Recipient obtains a secondary job or begins to work overtime, neither of which was worked prior to the entry of…”
Murray v. Super, 26 N.E.3d 1116 (Mass. App. Ct. 2015). “124, § 3, G. L. c. 208, § 54(a), which precludes from consideration the income and assets of the payor’s spouse in a redetermination of alimony in a modification action.”
Snow v. Snow, 68 N.E.3d 1138 (Mass. 2017). “” G. L. c. 208, § 54 (/;). Because the judge erroneously characterized the wife’s petition as a complaint for modification, the judge in determining the alimony award considered only the husband’s overtime income “[a]t the time of the divorce judgment and throughout the…”
Clement v. Owens-Clement (Mass. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 208, § 54 (b) ("Income from a second job or overtime work shall be presumed immaterial to alimony modification if: (1) a party works more than a single full-time equivalent position; and (2) the second job or overtime began after entry of the initial order").”
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 54(6) — 1 case
Vedensky v. Vedensky, 22 N.E.3d 951 (Mass. App. Ct. 2014). “” G. L. c. 208, § 54(6). The definition of income in the guidelines contains parallel language, stating that, “[i]f, after a child support order is entered, a Payor or Recipient obtains a secondary job or begins to work overtime, neither of which was worked prior to the entry of…”
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 54(a) — 1 case
Murray v. Super, 26 N.E.3d 1116 (Mass. App. Ct. 2015). “124, § 3, G. L. c. 208, § 54(a), which precludes from consideration the income and assets of the payor’s spouse in a redetermination of alimony in a modification action.”
— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 54(h)(2) — 1 case
Vedensky v. Vedensky, 22 N.E.3d 951 (Mass. App. Ct. 2014). “” G. L. c. 208, § 54(6). The definition of income in the guidelines contains parallel language, stating that, “[i]f, after a child support order is entered, a Payor or Recipient obtains a secondary job or begins to work overtime, neither of which was worked prior to the entry of…”
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