Gary v. Gary
Gary v. Gary
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal and cross appeal from a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The issues are those common to contested domestic relations cases involving relatively long term marriages, and are presented in five points, as raised by the appellant and responded to by appellee, as follows:
Point I Permanent periodic alimony
Point II Rehabilitative alimony
Point III Lump sum alimony
Point IV Child support
Point V Use and occupancy of marital domicile
The trial court’s resolution and disposition of Points IV and V appear to fall well within the exercise of sound judicial discretion, and accordingly, we affirm.
Accordingly, the final judgment herein appealed is modified as follows:
1. The award of rehabilitative alimony is vacated as of the date of this opinion.
2. The award of periodic alimony is increased to $2,000.00 per month as of the date of the opinion.
3. The award of lump sum alimony shall be paid at the rate of $15,000.00 per year until fully paid; it shall not be restricted to the husband’s annual bonus and it shall not terminate sooner in the event of the husband’s death.
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