Snow v. Snow

The wife in this case did not pursue her claim for alimony during the divorce proceeding, but sought and obtained an alimony award more than four years after the divorce judgment. We conclude that, in such circumstances, the durational limit of general term alimony under G. L. c. 208, § 49 (b), starts to run on the date that the alimony was awarded, not on the date of the divorce judgment or on the date temporary alimony was awarded. We also conclude that the income earned from overtime pay must be considered in making an initial alimony award deter- ruination under G. L. c. 208, § 34,…