We'll Make News This Fall & Winter!

Sorry for this long silence over the summer. The summer has brought much new attention to our cause. Nearly every day, Mass Alimony Reform and the 2nd Wives Club receive emails and phone calls from men and women in need of advice, support, a place to vent, and more and more evidence that Massachusetts divorce laws are in desperate need of major change! Our political base is growing, our organization is becoming stronger, and we are ready to begin the fall with renewed energy to convince the legislature - and the general public - that there is an urgent need for change.

On July 30th, Robin Young on WBUR's daily show "Here and Now" did a segment on problems with alimony law in Massachusetts. Journalist Elizabeth Benedict spoke as did Sally Frank, a law professor at Drake University in Iowa. Professor Frank confirmed that Massachusetts is unique in having second wives' income routinely included in alimony; she pointed out that it is even rare for other states to include a second wife's income in child support calculations. Listen to the broadcast here:
http://www.here-now.org/shows/2008/07/20080730_5.asp

This fall will bring more media and public attention to the issue.

Even in these tough economic times -- and even in families where too much of peoples' paychecks go to alimony -- we hope you will find a way to donate money to Mass Alimony Reform for our efforts. On the Mass Alimony Website (www.massalimonyreform.org), there is a DONATION category, and you can donate using PayPal.

Please continue to write us with your stories, your concerns, your setbacks -- and your victories.

Activities will pick up in the fall. We'll need you to keep writing legislators and to make personal visits to the State House with everyone in your family affected by these laws.

The more women we can get to make visits, the more of an impression we will make on legislators, who usually think of alimony as something that affects only men.

Thanks for checking in. Keep spreading the news.

The 2nd Wives Club