Allen v. Allen

Fletcher, Justice.

We granted this application for discretionary appeal to decide whether the trial court was authorized to provide that Mr. Allen’s alimony obligations shall not terminate upon Mrs. Allen’s remarriage or cohabitation in a meretricious relationship. We hold that the trial court did not exceed its authority and we affirm.

1. Following a bench trial, the court entered a Final Divorce Decree awarding Mrs. Allen permanent alimony. The decree further provided that the “alimony payments shall not terminate upon the remarriage of the Plaintiff or upon her cohabitation in a meretricious…