Massachusetts looks to end alimony for life - a step in the right direction?

Demonspawn · 2011-02-10T14:51:55+00:00

"Unfortunately no one walks out happy," said Rachel Biscardi of the Womens' Bar Association.

Biscardi helped shape the new bill. Her greatest concern was to insure that women, who receive 96 percent of alimony payments, were treated fairly.

It's hard for me to reconcile the fact that women receive 96 percent of alimony despite earning more money than their husbands 33% of the time with concern that they be treated fairly. How about some concern for treating the men fairly for once?

ProbablyNotToday · 2011-02-10T16:14:40+00:00

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neofool · 2011-02-10T15:02:20+00:00

So alimony has been around for how many decades in Massachusetts and only now are they considering means testing recipients?

Liverotto · 2011-02-10T14:54:40+00:00

Biscardi helped shape the new bill. Her greatest concern was to insure that women, who receive 96 percent of alimony payments, were treated fairly.

Western men are the dumbest beasts that ever walked the planet earth.

We are slaves to women, and do everything to help them enslave us even more.

bzmrktngbg10nch · 2011-02-10T16:44:56+00:00

hell yeah MA

Bobsutan · 2011-02-10T16:07:34+00:00

The level of crazy is just astounding. Whatever happened to equal opportunity? Alimony is just equal result.

carchamp1 · 2011-02-10T17:05:40+00:00

Before everyone gets TOO excited...

Yes, "lifetime" alimony is becoming less common in the US. And this law would further that. BUT, and this is a huge BUT, watch what happens with community property. In my state there is no 50/50 split of the marital assets anymore. Where judges don't have the discretion of lifetime alimony, they simply financially rape you through the communism property division. If you're ball-and-chained to a housewife, do you really think the judge is going to let her ever go on public welfare? They will not. The whole purpose of modern marriage is to provide for her "welfare" and any judge will see that that happens no matter where he has to get the money.

queenatlantis · 2011-02-10T21:10:23+00:00

I think some alimony should be in place- for -both- sexes.

If one partner has supported the other for half their life to the extent said partner has always been a homemaker and the other partner supported this, and the supporting partner files for divorce then they should pay alimony.

Of course, it shouldn't just be for women or short marriages, or marriages where both partners work. But for the older generation it has a place.

carchamp1 · 2011-02-10T15:36:29+00:00

This really doesn't begin to go far enough. ALL alimony should be abolished. Period. In 1910, the Supreme Court declared indentured servitude unconstitutional. That's what alimony is!

How about this idea for marriage - end ALL spousal support in marriage. Abolish community (communism) property, alimony, QDROs, and, yes, the misnamed "child" support. End slavery in America. Abolish marriage as we know it. Let the long nightmare of the ball-and-chain enter the dustbin of history.

Yes_or_No_answer · 2011-02-11T04:13:41+00:00

mjfd · 2011-02-11T05:05:21+00:00

Forever never married.

Aavagadrro · 2011-02-10T19:44:38+00:00

My simple solution, never get married. I made that mistake once, probably will never again.

Title	Massachusetts looks to end alimony for life - a step in the right direction?
Author	VoodooIdol
Upvotes	144
Comments	65
Date	February 10, 2011 1:41 PM UTC (15 years ago)
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