Patterson v. Patterson

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

Barbara Jean Patterson (“the wife”) appeals from a judgment of the St. Clair Circuit Court divorcing her from Raymond Lindsey Patterson (“the husband”) and dividing the parties’ marital estate. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the cause for the entry of a new judgment.

The parties married in 1989. One child was born of the marriage; she was 12 years old at the time of the trial. The parties separated in September 2008, and the husband subsequently filed a complaint for a divorce on January 20, 2009. During the pendency of…