Joye v. Yon

Theron Yon (“Husband”) appeals the Court of Appeals’ determination that his obligation to make periodic alimony payments was revived after his ex-wife’s subsequent remarriage was annulled.

*454Factual/Procedural Background

Husband and Laurie Joye (“Wife”) were married in 1970, and they divorced 26 years later on October 31, 1996. Husband was required to pay wife periodic alimony payments of $750 per month. On March 23, 1999,1 wife married Donald Vance (“Vance”), but two months later, she discovered that Vance never divorced his former spouse. Wife immediately filed an annulment action, and the…