MFAC in the News

Letter to the Editor: Some ‘important facts’ not addressed in story on revenge porn law

— By TRAC Coalition (Together Rising Above Coercion)

We are writing to highlight some very important facts that were not addressed in the page 1 story “Revenge porn law raises bail, dangerousness concerns” (July 1), and how the new law will undoubtedly save lives.

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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Signs Coercive Control Bill Into Law

— By Lisa Aronson Fontes

A new bill signed into law on Thursday cracks down on coercive control by domestic abusers and bans revenge pornography in Massachusetts..

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Savings $$ should be added to alimony in MA (Op-Ed)

— By Lori Johnson and Margie Palladino

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is currently deciding whether a divorcing 53-year-old mother, who during the long-term marriage supported her spouse’s career while managing primary responsibility for the family’s home and six children, may receive an amount of alimony over and above her basic expenses (such as mortgage, utilities, food) so that she could save for emergencies and future needs such as retirement.

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SJC deems couple’s habit of saving relevant to setting alimony

— By Kris Olson, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

If a couple has a sufficient combined post-dissolution income to allow the payee spouse to sustain such a lifestyle, a Probate & Family Court judge may consider the couple’s habit of saving for a “rainy day” in setting the payor’s alimony amount, the Supreme Judicial Court has ruled.

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BC Law Professor Investigates Court-Mandated Programs Forcing Victims to Work With Their Abusers

— By Annika Engelbrecht, The Heights

When two victims of domestic violence told Claire Donohue they had been court-mandated to participate in a parenting program with their abusers, she took it upon herself to look into high-conflict parenting classes and compile research to raise awareness.

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Spencer Argues at Supreme Judicial Court on Alimony Law

— By Jessica Rittenhouse, UMass Law

UMass Law’s Shaun Spencer argued before the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court that the state’s alimony law should allow alimony awards that maintain patterns of savings that the parties followed during their marriage.

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SJC to decide whether alimony may include ‘savings’ award

— By Pat Murphy, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

A husband’s challenge to a hike in his weekly alimony payment by $1,000 has teed up for the Supreme Judicial Court the question of whether a judge can consider an asserted need to save for future expenses in determining an award of spousal support.

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MFAC is pleased to announce that our organization has joined Together Rising Above Coercive Control (TRAC)

TRAC is a state-wide coalition made up of individuals and organizations advocating to expand protections for victims of domestic abuse and their children by securing additional laws and statutes in Massachusetts, including those targeting coercive control and abusive litigation.

Learn more about TRAC here.

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