Legal Opinion
Kunkle v. Kunkle
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1990No. 89-140PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The issues before this court focus on the award and payment of sustenance alimony. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in not terminating sustenance alimony payments on a date certain? May a trial court, pursuant to R.C. 3105.18 (A) and (B), award sustenance alimony based on a fixed percentage of the payor’s gross annual income less FICA? When may a trial court make sustenance alimony payments chargeable against the payor’s estate?
In Ohio, alimony consists of two components: a division of marital assets and liabilities, and periodic payments for sustenance and support. Kaechele v.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Blakemore v. BlakemoreOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- Cherry v. CherryOhio Supreme Court · 1981
- Wolfe v. WolfeOhio Supreme Court · 1976
- Holcomb v. HolcombOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- Kaechele v. KaecheleOhio Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by64 opinions
- Berk v. MatthewsOhio Supreme Court · 1990
- Richard E. Hoover v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Delozier v. DelozierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- State v. TrummerOhio Court of Appeals · 1996
- Wooters v. WootersMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
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