Knight v. Knight

I concur that the judgment of the Madison Circuit Court (“the trial court”) is due to be affirmed in all respects except as to the award of periodic alimony, which, in my opinion, should be reversed.

In her testimony, Mary Jean Knight (“the wife”) requested $3,000 per month in alimony. The following colloquy then occurred:

“[Wife’s counsel]: And tell the Court, please, ma’am, how did you come up with that figure? Why did you come up with $3,000?

“[Wife]: Well, the way I did it was—I thought about his job, the money that he makes—his civilian job and also his retirement—and. I added the two…