Ex Parte Smith

Margaret Smith and John Allen Smith were married for 20 years before they were divorced in 1988. The divorce judgment required John Allen to pay his ex-wife $3,000 a month in alimony. In 1993 John Allen petitioned the circuit court to terminate his alimony obligations. He alleged that there had been a material change in Margaret's financial situation and in his own situation and that these changes mandated a termination of the alimony. The circuit court heard conflicting oral testimony on their respective financial situations and ordered a reduction of $1000 a month in the alimony payments…