In this appeal of a denial of a motion to modify a divorce decree to terminate the alimony award to the wife in light of the husband’s recent retirement, Judge Harris concurred in the affirmance. He wrote separately in part…
This appeal arose from a former husband’s petition to modify his former wife’s alimony award. The district court denied the petition, applying a standard set forth in a line of cases from the court of appeals that allows a modification…
The court of appeals held that it was an abuse of discretion for the district court to make its alimony determination by assessing the wife’s needs and calculating her actual expenses at the time of trial, rather than the standard of…
The court of appeals reversed the district court’s decision not to terminate alimony, which was based on the district court’s conclusion that the wife was not “cohabitating” with her boyfriend, with whom she lived. The district court erred in considering…
In this divorce case, the wife had estimated her housing needs for the purpose of alimony. The trial court rejected her estimate based on its concern that she may not be able to continue living with a friend and, as…
