In re Lurvey

The respondent, James D. Lurvey, appeals an order of the Brentwood Family Division (Taube, J.) increasing the amount and extending the duration of alimony due the petitioner, Jean Lurvey. We vacate and remand.

The parties were divorced in February 1999. The divorce decree incorporated the parties’ permanent stipulations and provided that the respondent would pay monthly alimony of $1,000 through June 2001. The alimony would then be reduced gradually: two years at $750 per month, followed by two years at $500 per month and two years at $250 per month, with alimony to end on June 30,2007.

In May…