Shipe v. Shipe

After an ore tenus hearing, the Circuit Court of Jefferson County refused to set aside a prior decree of divorce. The wife appeals and we affirm.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to set aside the prior decree of divorce.

We deem it neither necessary nor prudent to detail the facts of the instant appeal. The following pertinent evidence is sufficient.

The parties were divorced on January 11, 1984. Under a "consent" agreement, which was incorporated into the divorce decree, the wife was awarded certain assets and periodic alimony; the…