Mackaravitz v. Mackaravitz
Mackaravitz v. Mackaravitz
Opinion of the Court
Appellant, the Husband, appeals a final judgment of dissolution of marriage entered on January 6,1997. Of the numerous points on appeal, we find that two have merit.
Prior to their marriage on November 7, 1992, the parties entered into an antenuptial agreement. According to the terms of that agreement, “each party forever waives any right to claim or seek any form of alimony or spousal support from the other.” Although the trial court applied the terms of the agreement in the dissolution proceeding and found that the agreement “does not provide for the granting of rehabilitative or permanent alimony,” it nevertheless awarded the Wife lump sum alimony based upon “justification” and the Husband’s ability to pay. The justification appears to be the fact that the Wife lost money as a result of the marriage because she used her premarital money to pay the Husband’s debts.
AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART.
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