In the case of S.L. v. R.L., the Appeals Court of Massachusetts dealt with issues related to the division of marital assets and alimony in a divorce proceeding. The wife, S.L., contested the inclusion of her interests in certain trusts as part of the marital estate and the amount of alimony awarded by the trial judge. The court determined that one of the five trusts should not have been included in the marital estate, while the other four trusts were appropriately included. The court also upheld the trial judge’s decision to use the “if and when received” method for distributing the wife’s interest in those trusts. Additionally, the court found that the alimony awarded was within the judge’s discretion.