Cormier v. Cormier

LABORDE, Judge.

This appeal arises out of appellant’s, Louis Allen Cormier, suit to decrease or in the alternative to terminate alimony payments to the appellee, Mary Trixie Cormier. The trial court reduced the amount of alimony from $300.00 per month to $200.00 per month but refused to terminate alimony payments. The issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in its denial of termination considering the circumstances of Mary and the provisions of Act 72 of 1979 amending LSA-C.C. Art. 160, requiring the court to consider Mary’s earning capacity in making the award. From our review of the…