Avera v. Avera

Gregory, Justice.

On March 21, 1967, appellee, J. Wray Avera II, established a trust which, in its amended form, is the subject of the litigation in this case. On August 11, 1967, appellee married appellant, Dorothy Paulk Avera. The couple had one daughter during the marriage; appellee has another daughter by a former marriage. On April 26, 1983, appellee filed for a divorce. Appellant answered and filed a counterclaim seeking a determination that, inter alia, the corpus of the trust is subject to her claims for alimony and child support. Appellant subsequently moved for partial summary…