Gibson v. Gibson

Becky Gibson timely appeals from an Amended Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage. She raises two points on appeal, and we agree with her as to both. First, we agree that the trial court erred in failing to address Appellant’s request for permanent periodic alimony. At a preliminary hearing, the trial court found that the marriage was a long term marriage and that Appellant had a need for and was entitled to a permanent alimony award. More importantly, the parties thereafter entered a stipulated mediation agreement in which both agreed to an award of permanent periodic alimony to…