In the Matter of Steven Hoyt and Lesley Hoyt

The petitioner, Steven Hoyt, appeals an order of the Circuit Court ( Pendleton , J.) reinstating his alimony obligation to the respondent, Lesley Hoyt, and granting an upward adjustment to his child support payments. We affirm.

The following facts are found in the record. The respondent and the petitioner divorced in 2010 after an 18-year marriage. In 2013, the respondent filed a post-divorce petition seeking, among other things, an award of alimony. By order dated October 1, 2014, the Circuit Court ( Albee , J.) awarded the respondent "temporary alimony for a period not to exceed 18 months…