Massachusetts Alimony & Spousal Support
Alimony (spousal support) is one of the most difficult topics to address in a divorce. Massachusetts alimony laws are based on equitable principles and complex case law. This makes Massachusetts alimony a source of difficult discussions in cases involving Massachusetts spousal support. Divorce mediators are skilled in facilitating a productive discussion of this hot button topic. When spousal support is applicable in a case, the neutral mediator helps both parties to come to agreement on the rationale, the terms, the amounts, and the termination points of alimony or spousal support. This makes divorce mediation in Massachusetts the optimum setting to address issues of spousal support and alimony in Massachusetts.
In divorce mediation, alimony and spousal support discussions can be quite detailed, involving a number of scenarios. Calculations and spreadsheets can be developed and discussed. Alimony agreements made by the parties in divorce mediation can be quite flexible and changeable over time. This is in stark contrast to the court process. When parties resort to litigation, the alimony or spousal support provisions ordered by the court tend to be rigid, and open-ended, causing the parties to return for additional court intervention later.
If you are considering divorce mediation, and would like to speak with a MCFM mediator, search our database for divorce mediators specializing in Alimony / Spousal Support within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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