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Young v. Young,  81 N.E. 3d 1165 (2017)
In a case of first impression, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court addressed the issue of percentage based alimony awards under the new Alimony Reform Act. The wife, represented by Atwood & Cherny partners David E. Cherny and Erin M. Shapiro filed an action for divorce after a long term marriage. The case clarified and defined the interrelationship of “need” and “ability to pay” in alimony determinations, and the availability of variable and self-effectuating modifiable alimony awards, especially in high income cases.
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SIGNIFICANT CASES
  • ​Young v. Young,  81 N.E. 3d 1165 (2017)
  • Van Arsdale v. Van Arsdale, 477 Mass. 218 (2017)
  • Rodman v. Rodman, 570 Mass. 539 (2015)
  • Zaleski v. Zaleski, 469 Mass. 230 (2014)
  • ​Vedensky v. Vedensky, 86 Mass. App. Ct. 768 (2014)
  • Pierce v. Pierce, 455 Mass. 286 (2009)
  • Austin v. Austin, 445 Mass. 601 (2005)
  • DeMatteo v. DeMatteo, 436 Mass. 18 (2002)
  • Krock v. Krock, 46 Mass. App. Ct. 528 (1999)
  • Cricenti v. Weiland, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 785 (1998)
  • Kendall v. Kendall, 426 Mass, 238 (1997), cert. denied, 118 U.S. 23669 (1998)
  • Rosenberg v. Rosenberg​, 33 Mass App. Ct. 903 (1992)
  • Bacon v. Bacon, 26 Mass. App. Ct 117 (1988)
  • Wansong v. Wansong, 395 Mass. 154 (1985)
  • Dominick v. Dominick, 18 Mass. App. Ct. 85 (1984)
  • Rolde v. Rolde, 12 Mass. App. Ct. 398 (1981)
  • Osborne v. Osborne, 384 Mass. 591 (1981)​
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