Rogers v. Rogers

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

We granted permission to appeal to consider whether a wife’s right to continued payments of alimony in futuro by her former husband is terminated by her remarriage, absent a statement to that effect in the decree of divorce.

Barbara Ann Rogers was granted a decree of divorce from Walter Ansel Rogers on September 11, 1975. Mr. Rogers, the appellant, was ordered “to pay as periodic alimony, fifty ($50.00) dollars per week for the support and maintenance of [appellee] ... until further orders issue from [the Circuit Court of Hamilton County].” On June 14, 1985, appellee…