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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3424 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1943
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Adrianne Pusateri Ramos
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the collateral consequences of alimony.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Adrianne Pusateri Ramos14th Essex1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3424 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1943
By Representative Ramos of North Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1943)
of Adrianne Pusateri Ramos relative to the calculation of alimony. The Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to the collateral consequences of alimony.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 53 of chapter 208 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after the word “incomes”, in line 14, the following words:- ", if
3tax deductible, or, if not tax deductible, the recipient’s need or 21 per cent to 28 per cent of the
4difference between the parties’ gross incomes, as".