Shamblin v. Shamblin

HOLMES, Judge.

This is a divorce case. The wife appeals and contends that the trial court erred to reversal in its division of property and award of alimony in gross. We find no such abuse of discretion by the trial court and affirm.

Viewing the record with the attendant presumption of correctness, we find the following pertinent facts: The parties were married in 1969. The wife worked most of her adult life as a cosmetologist. She ceased work in 1973. She now suffers from arthritis. The husband is employed and earns in excess of $20,000 per year.

During the marriage, the husband and wife…