Smith v. Smith

The parties to this appeal were divorced as a result of a decree entered by the Circuit Court of Montgomery County on April 10, 1978. Under the terms of the decree the husband (appellant-cross-appellee, Charles M. Smith, III) was ordered to pay his former wife (appellee-cross-appellant, Gene Langham Smith) $1,500 a month in periodic alimony. The husband was also directed to provide $500 a month for the support of the couple's minor child. In addition, the wife received the family residence, a lake cabin and an automobile. The husband was ordered to pay off the debts incurred by the wife…