Kyles v. Kyles

It is axiomatic that an award of periodic alimony and the division of marital property are interrelated and that an appellate court must consider the two together when reviewing the decision of the trial court. Kreitzberg v. Kreitzberg, 131 So.3d 612, 620 (Ala.Civ.App.2013); McClellan v. McClellan, 959 So.2d 658, 660 (Ala.Civ. App.2006). In considering the trial court’s award of periodic alimony and the division of marital property in this case, I agree with Patricia Kyles (“the wife”) that the trial court abused its discretion in awarding her periodic alimony of only $250 a month.

The parties…