Anders v. Anders

Former wife appeals from a final divorce decree rendered by the Circuit Court of Morgan County. She contends on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion in the award of alimony in gross granted by that decree. We affirm.

The record indicates that the parties to this appeal are in their late thirties. They were married in 1960, divorced in 1973 for several months, then remarried in May 1974. The divorce in 1973 apparently resulted from Mr. Anders' drinking problems. Two children were born of this marriage. The son, Mark, is about seventeen years old and is afflicted with cerebral…