Blair v. Blair

Hines, Justice.

We granted ex-wife, Ms. Blair, discretionary appeal to determine whether the trial court’s award, entered pursuant to her contempt action against her ex-husband, properly reflected the amount Ms. Blair should have received to compensate her for her ex-husband’s failure to provide equivalent insurance coverage under the divorce decree. Because the award does not reflect Ms. Blair’s entitlement, we reverse.

The Blairs were divorced in 1989, after a marriage of 28 years. The final judgment and decree of divorce was entered following a jury verdict. Under the decree, Mr. Blair was…