Gottsegen v. Gottsegen

397 Mass. 617 (1986)

492 N.E.2d 1133

SANDRA L. GOTTSEGEN

vs.

ROBERT S. GOTTSEGEN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

December 2, 1985.

May 22, 1986.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, & NOLAN, JJ.

Monroe L. Inker (Robert J. O'Regan with him) for the plaintiff.

Robert J. Kates (Douglas S. Segal with him) for the defendant.

ABRAMS, J.

We hold that in a judgment for divorce, a judge of a Probate Court may not order the termination of alimony on the occurrence of an event unrelated to the recipient spouse's need for alimony or the supporting spouse's ability to pay.

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