Powell v. Powell

Opinion of the Court by

Justice STUMBO.

This matter comes to us on appeal from a Court of Appeals’ opinion affirming the Boyd Circuit Court’s order of maintenance in accordance with the Domestic Relations Commissioner’s (Commissioner) report. We granted discretionary review and find that the Boyd Circuit Court abused its discretion in adopting the Commissioner’s report regarding the determination of the amount and duration of maintenance awarded to the appellant herein. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.

The parties were married in 1980 and were divorced per decree of the Boyd Circuit Court on…