Vandal v. Vandal

The defendant appeals challenging the financial awards made by the trial court in a marital dissolution action.1 The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) awarded periodic alimony that could not be modified even upon the plaintiffs cohabitation or remarriage, (2) found the defendant’s earning capacity, and (3) awarded attorney’s fees. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts are pertinent to this appeal. The parties were married on August 15,1971, in Norwich. There are two minor children issue of the marriage, Kathryn, born December 30, 1976, and Paul, Jr.,…