Shydler v. Shydler

I would affirm the family court’s decree.

Alimony

My first disagreement with the majority opinion is its sending the case back to the trial court “to determine a fair award” of alimony. In my view, the trial court acted well within its discretionary powers in deciding that the husband should not be required to make post-divorce support payments. I think that the record supports this decision and that this court should not be “second-guessing” the trial court.

There is evidence to support the conclusion that the wife has a number of professional and occupational skills and that she has an earning…