Comments on: Massachusetts alimony reform, a year later https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/11/massachusetts-alimony-reform-year-later/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:41:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tom Leustek https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/11/massachusetts-alimony-reform-year-later/comment-page-1/#comment-246376 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:41:17 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=42323#comment-246376 “Hoped-for panacea” is rather strong language. Who exactly was hoping for a panacea? More realistically, “a clear improvement” is the best that could have been hoped for and more accurately describes the true expectations of those involved in creating the Alimony Reform Act 2011. Alimony is a deeply entrenched part of some societies, with individual biases and preconceptions abounding, and a powerful opportunity for the legal class to harvest money from the productive class. I doubt that anyone was hoping for a “panacea”. But most everyone is happy with a “clear improvement” for the time being. Those affected by antiquated concepts of lifetime alimony need to be vigilant. It will take long-term pressure to right a system that detests change.

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