Legal Opinion

Whorton v. Whorton

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 15, 1995No. 94-CA-939Published

1Opinion of the Court

ItGRISBAUM, Judge.

The ex-husband appeals the trial court’s reinstatement of permanent alimony to his ex-wife. We set aside and remand.

ISSUES

We will address the following issues:(1) Whether the trial court can impose permanent alimony after the expiration of the three-year term;(2) Whether the trial court can rely solely on the testimony of plaintiff in order to determine her ability to work due to her psychiatric condition; and(3) Whether . the child support award should be amended to an in globo award for both children.

I ¿FACTS

On June 21, 1991, the parties to this action were divorced. The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gomez v. GomezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
  2. Thiel v. ThielLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980

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