| CONTEMPORARY ALIMONY CONSIDERATIONS
Sponsored with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers,
Flaschner Judicial Institute and the Massachusetts Bar Association
Please Note: This course has already
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Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 04:00 PM - 07:30 PM
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Alimony considerations in a divorce or separate support case present difficulties for practitioners in formulating what would be a fair and reasonable award under current law. The major alimony litigation issue pertains to duration. In response to this issue, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association formed a joint Alimony Task Force that has been working on developing proposals for alimony standards. The overall mission of the Alimony Task Force is to stimulate judicial, academic and legislative discussion in order to foster consistency and predictability in alimony awards.
To that end, the Alimony Task Force has been studying the various theoretical foundations of alimony and spousal support, as set forth in Massachusetts statutory and case law, accepted by the American Law Institute, and promulgated in the cases and statutes of other jurisdictions. The Task Force had a preliminary draft report for comment in the fall of 2008 which includes recommendations for reasonableness of the amount and duration of awards, including factors for consideration by the court in alimony awards, standards for consideration in determining attribution of income and characterization of income as opposed to after-acquired assets. The Task Force is also reviewing the special tax consequences and enforcement of alimony awards in the context of same-sex divorce as a factor for the court to consider in alimony awards.
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Denise Squillante, Esq.
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Fall River, MA |
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Gene Dahmen, Esq.
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Verrill Dana LLP, Boston, MA |
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David W. Eppley, Esq.
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Rackemann Sawyer & Brewster, P.C. |
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David H. Lee, Esq,
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Lee & Levine LLP |
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Honorable Robert A. Scandurra
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Barnstable Probate & Family Court |
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| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 4:00 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Denise Squillante, Esq., Chair
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| 4:10 |
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND & KEY CASES |
| David H. Lee amd Denise Squillante
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| 4:30 |
ALIMONY TASK FORCE REPORT |
Gene Dahmen, David W. Eppley, David H. Lee, Honorable Robert A. Scandurra and
Denise Squillante
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| 6:30 |
ALIMONY CONSIDERATIONS UNDER CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES |
Gene Dahmen, David W. Eppley, David H. Lee, Honorable Robert A. Scandurra and
Denise Squillante
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| Date: |
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Thursday, March 12, 2009 |
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Tuition is $149.00 or $125.00 for Suffolk Alumni, members of the AAML, the MBA and attorneys admitted to the bar after 2006.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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Approved for CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT & ME.
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