{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-51","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, § 51","heading":"Termination of reimbursement alimony; modification; applicability of income guidelines","body":"Section 51. (a) Reimbursement alimony shall terminate upon the death of the recipient or a date certain.\n(b) Once ordered, the parties shall not seek and the court shall not order a modification of reimbursement alimony.\n(c) Income guidelines in subsection (b) of section 53 shall not apply to reimbursement alimony.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 208"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter208/Section51","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:38Z","sha256":"382c6f7c37246ff64a635ac68d99edd1a7bcf9a57142f19ccbb5a867aa993285","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-50","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-208-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}