Harris v. Harris

This is an appeal from a modification judgment of the Probate and Family Court ordering that the husband’s alimony obligation “shall continue at [its] present rate [$120/week] for the next eight (8) months and then shall be reduced to sixty ($60.00) dollars per week for the next eight (8) months and after this period . . . shall be eliminated.” The wife claims that the husband failed to sustain his burden of demonstrating that the parties have experienced a material change in their circumstances, let alone a “more than a material change” standard (Stansel v. Stansel, 385 Mass. 510, 515…