Rosenberg v. Rosenberg, 33 Mass. App. Ct. 903 (1992)
The parties were married for 29 years. The trial court found that the marriage was a partnership with each party contributing and the marital estate totaled approximately 22 million dollars. The trial court awarded the wife substantive cash in capital assets and noncash assets. The trial court also awarded the wife alimony of $2,000 per week. The husband appealed the alimony provision of the divorce judgment, claiming that Atwood & Cherny's client's needs could be met from the annual interest generated from the capital assets awarded to her. The Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed the trial court's award of alimony to the wife, emphasizing that need is the primary consideration in establishing alimony to allow a dependent spouse to maintain a similar standard of living accustomed to during the marriage.
The parties were married for 29 years. The trial court found that the marriage was a partnership with each party contributing and the marital estate totaled approximately 22 million dollars. The trial court awarded the wife substantive cash in capital assets and noncash assets. The trial court also awarded the wife alimony of $2,000 per week. The husband appealed the alimony provision of the divorce judgment, claiming that Atwood & Cherny's client's needs could be met from the annual interest generated from the capital assets awarded to her. The Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed the trial court's award of alimony to the wife, emphasizing that need is the primary consideration in establishing alimony to allow a dependent spouse to maintain a similar standard of living accustomed to during the marriage.