After the breakup of a marriage, one spouse may be incapable of financial self-support because of a physical or mental disability or because he or she lacks adequate education, training, or work experience. In some divorces, one spouse may have a much higher earning capacity than the other spouse who stayed home to care for minor children or run the couple’s household. Massachusetts divorce law allows a court to award spousal support (also known as alimony) to a spouse after considering all pertinent factors. Spousal support is generally more likely to be awarded in long-term marriages than in short-term marriages and can be temporary or permanent.

Attorney Irwin M. Pollack and the divorce lawyers and family law attorneys from The Massachusetts Family Law Group pride themselves on their aggressive advocacy for clients and corresponding track record of success when it comes to both sides of the alimony argument. 

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