McDonald v. McDonald
Annotate this CaseHusband appealed the final judgment of divorce and of an order, which he claimed held him in contempt of a temporary order. At issue was whether the trial court erred in awarding wife alimony because husband alleged that wife failed to show a need for alimony; husband had no ability to pay alimony because he was disabled and unemployed; and wife's misconduct and the short duration of the marriage made alimony inappropriate. The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding wife alimony because there was some evidence in the record to support the award and it was not made pursuant to an erroneous legal analysis where wife was disabled due to her medical problems and needed alimony; where both husband's living expenses and costs to keep wife on his health insurance were lower than he claimed; and where husband's long-term disability income, future earnings, and personal property would enable him to keep wife on his health insurance for two years and make her car payments for one year. The court also reviewed the record and concluded that the trial court did not err in dividing the parties' property. The court further held that the trial court, in fact, did not hold husband in contempt. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of divorce.
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