Marrs v. Marrs
Marrs v. Marrs
Opinion of the Court
George Marrs, the former husband, appeals from a post-dissolution final order determining entitlement to alimony and
The former wife asks us to apply either the tipsy coachman doctrine or the harmless error doctrine to the order on appeal. We decline to do so because, due to the lack of specificity in the order, it is impossible to ascertain the trial court’s intent, especially as to the five financial accounts of the parties.
We are sympathetic with the huge workload faced by our trial courts, but the delay in issuing the final order and the lack of specificity within that order requires us to grant a new trial — a disposition which does nothing to alleviate the workload of the trial courts and also requires the parties to expend further scarce resources.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
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