Gerard v. Gerard

QUINCE, Judge.

Jody Gerard, the former husband, appeals the trial court’s award of permanent periodic alimony and the distribution of assets and liabilities in this dissolution of marriage action. We affirm the award of permanent periodic alimony but remand to the trial court to reconsider the amount of the award.

The Gerards were married in 1982 in Albany, New York, and separated in February 1993. Three children were born of this union, who were ages 11, 9 and 4 at the time of the final hearing. Prior to the marriage, the husband worked as a building contractor and in jobs related to the…