Murphree v. Murphree

THIGPEN, Judge.

After an ore tenus proceeding, the trial court entered a final judgment of divorce, granting the wife custody of the parties’ minor child, dividing the parties’ property, awarding the wife alimony in gross, and ordering the husband to pay child support. The husband appeals, contending that in light of the source of the property, the length of the marriage, the age and health of the parties, and the parties’ future prospects, the trial court erred: (1) in awarding the wife $20,000 alimony in gross, to be paid monthly over seventy-two months or in one lump sum (2) in its…