Rutan v. Rutan

DAVIS, Chief Judge.

Larry Rutan, the Former Husband, challenges the final judgment of dissolution that awarded Virginia Rutan, the Former Wife, permanent periodic alimony.1 Because the final judgment fails to make sufficient findings to afford meaningful review by this court, we reverse.

*2In December 2009, the Former Wife filed for dissolution of the parties’ thirty-year marriage. The parties agreed to bifurcate the proceedings, asking the trial court to rule on equitable distribution while reserving jurisdiction to determine the alimony issue at a later time. As such, on December 8, 2011, the…