Boston Pension & Benefits Lawyer, Massachusetts

... 1982, c. 663, § 1. The Commonwealth (self-insurer) appeals, arguing that the claimant's annual pension made her "in fact" fully self-supporting. We affirm the reviewing board's decision in this case of first impression. Background. ...

... divorce nisi that provided that the parties' "marital property shall be divided with formula advanced by [Stanley R. Carpenter (husband)]," Patricia E. Carpenter (wife) filed a postdivorce complaint pursuant to GL c. 208, § 34, seeking a division of the husband's municipal pension. ...

... In accordance with the "pay-as-you-go" system then in effect, the Division of Insurance annually notified the board of the total amount to be appropriated for the system's pension fund during 439 each fiscal year, and the proportional share (as determined by percent of payroll) to ...