Umstead v. Umstead

Both the former wife, Carmen Galvan Umstead, and the former husband, Thomas J. Umstead, challenge the trial court’s rulings in this dissolution of marriage action. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The wife’s appeal challenges the trial court’s distribution of the parties’ marital assets and the amount of permanent alimony awarded to her. The husband in his cross-appeal challenges the equitable distribution and the award of permanent rather than rehabilitative alimony. The husband also contests that portion of the final judgment which provides for automatic increases in permanent alimony…