If you got divorced before 2012 and pay or receive alimony as part of a divorce agreement, keep reading. This year, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state’s highest court, ruled on an alimony modification appeal in Popp v. Popp. The appeal asked whether the Alimony Reform Act of 2011 can apply “retroactively.” At issue...Read More

A recent Boston Globe report is making the rounds among divorced spouses across New England. It’s easy to see why. A Rhode Island woman scratched off a $4 million lottery ticket just weeks after finalizing her divorce, and her ex-husband didn’t see a dime of it. On June 30, 2026, the Rhode Island Supreme Court...Read More