Smith v. Smith

Charles W. Smith, appellant/former husband, appeals the trial court’s alimony order requiring that he pay Rebecca A. Smith, appellee/former wife, permanent periodic alimony. Appellant asserts that the trial court improperly took judicial notice of orders, reports, and related documents concerning appellee’s mental condition contained within a related dependency case and abused its discretion by requiring that appellant pay permanent rather than rehabilitative alimony to appellee. We affirm as to both issues.

Appellant failed to contemporaneously object when the trial court sua sponte announced…