Murphy v. Murphy

This case involves the modification of periodic alimony.

By the January 1981 divorce judgment, the husband (plaintiff) was ordered to pay $1,000 each month as periodic alimony. Through his 1984 petition, the plaintiff sought a reduction in such alimony, alleging a change in the circumstances of the parties in that the defendant had become employed and the plaintiff has retired from military service with a resulting decrease in his income.

An evidentiary trial occurred before the trial court. After a reading and study of the entire record in view of the attendant presumptions which are accorded…