Tutalo v. Tutalo

In this action for dissolution of marriage, the sole issue before us is whether the trial court abused its discretion in its award of lump sum alimony to the plaintiff, Lucille M. Tutalo. The plaintiff and the defendant, Frank A. Tutalo, stipulated in court to the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage. The plaintiff contends that she was entitled either to permanent periodic alimony or to greater lump sum alimony than the court awarded to her.

The trial court’s finding of fact is unchallenged on this appeal. At the time of the dissolution of their twenty-six year long marriage, the parties…