Magee v. Magee

BRIDGES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Richard “Pete” Magee and Linda Magee married in 1976 and agreed to a divorce on the ground of irreconcilable differences in 1993. Pursuant to their divorce, the Lauderdale County Chancery Court ordered Pete to pay Linda $1,600 per month in permanent periodic alimony. In 1996, Pete filed a motion to reduce alimony based on the fact that Linda was earning income which she was not earning at the time of the divorce. The chancellor denied this motion. In 1998, Pete’s position with Nabisco was eliminated, and he accepted a lesser position with a reduction in salary.…