Jarvis v. Jarvis
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Appellant Michael Todd Jarvis (“Husband”) and appellee Tracy Dorminy Jarvis(“Wife”) were married in March 1997. Husband filed for divorce in 2009. After a five-day bench trial in March 2011, the trial court granted the parties a divorce by final judgment. The trial court gave Wife primary physical custody of the couple’s three children and required Husband to pay child support. In addition to child support, the trial court ordered Husband to pay alimony for thirty-six months or until Wife’s remarriage or death, or until Husband’s death, whichever occurred first. The trial court reserved the matter of attorney’s fees for later disposition upon motion made by the parties. Wife subsequently moved for an award of attorney’s fees, the trial court held a hearing, and the trial court later awarded Wife attorney's fees. On appeal, Husband contended that the trial court abused its discretion when it considered evidence that Husband received financial support from his mother when considering the financial circumstances of the parties for the purpose of awarding attorney’s fees.1 Husband also contended that the trial court erred when it ordered that his estate continue to pay his support obligations temporarily in the event there is any delay in the disbursement of proceeds from his life insurance policy. Finding no abuse of discretion, the Supreme Court affirmed.
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