Harris v. Harris

INGRAM, Presiding Judge.

The parties were divorced in December 1982 by the Circuit Court of DeKalb County. Incorporated into the divorce decree was an agreement between the parties concerning, among other things, alimony and a property settlement. The agreement contained the following provision:

*130“5. The husband shall pay to the wife the sum of $500.00 per month as alimony. The amount of alimony will be increased on July 1 of each year beginning in 1983 at a rate based on the U.S. Government cost of living index, plus two (2%) percent.”

In February 1988, the wife sought to recover an arrearage in…