• the contribution of each spouse to the acquisition, preservation, or appreciation in value of any property, including the contribution of each spouse as homemaker;

• the length of the marriage;

• the age and health of the spouses;

• the occupation of the spouses;

• the amount and sources of income of the spouses;

• the vocational skills of the spouses; 

• the employability of the spouses; 

• the liabilities and needs of each spouse and the opportunity of each for further acquisition of capital assets and income;  

• the conduct of the parties during the marriage (if the grounds for divorce are fault-based); 

• any health insurance coverage; and 

• the present and future needs of any children of the marriage.

Marital fault will not be considered by a Massachusetts court in awarding alimony or spousal support if the grounds for the divorce are irretrievable breakdown of the marriage filed in conjunction with a separation/settlement agreement.

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