Alimony Laws Under Review

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October 02, 2013

Colorado has new alimony laws on the books that will take effect in January 2014.

It has a new formula to calculate spousal maintenance that some are considering groundbreaking.

Other states are looking to follow suit to change their alimony laws: New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey all have legislation pending, and it could spell the end of lifetime alimony.

Guest

Mary Kay Kisthardt, professor of law at the University of Missouri and executive editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

This segment aired on October 2, 2013.

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