Sutton v. Sutton

MOORE, Judge.

Melvin Henry Sutton (“the husband”) appeals from a judgment of the Lauder-dale Circuit Court (“the trial court”) divorcing him from Donna Peggy Sutton (“the wife”) to the extent that the judgment awarded the wife alimony and a portion of his retirement accounts. We reverse the trial court’s judgment.

On August 25, 2014, the wife filed a complaint seeking a divorce from the husband. The husband answered the wife’s complaint and counterclaimed for a divorce on September 11, 2014. Following a hearing on August 5, 2015, the trial court entered a final judgment of divorce on August 18,…