Alimony reform is much needed. Vermont needs it more than any other state, considering the ex-spouse is allowed to get remarried and still receive the alimony. That is abhorrent.
Bad law is allowing too many people to take advantage.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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