Ricard v. Dutton

Francis Ricard appeals from a Probate and Family Court judgment, dated January 27, 2017, dismissing his complaint for modification, which requested termination of his alimony obligation pursuant to the Alimony Reform Act of 2011, G. L. c. 208, §§ 48 - 55 (reform act), inserted by St. 2011, c. 124, § 3.2 Ricard contends that the trial judge committed error in awarding Deborah Dutton (Ricard's former wife) alimony beyond the presumptive durational limit established by the reform act.3 We affirm.

Facts. Ricard and Dutton were married on October 12, 1986, and were divorced,4 by a judgment nisi, on…