Schwartz v. Schwartz

OPINION

By the Court,

Cherry, J.:

This appeal concerns a divorce and the awarding of assets by the district court to appellant Abigail Schwartz based on several agree ments entered into by Abigail and Milton Schwartz before Milton’s death. The several agreements were entered into by Abigail and Milton before and during their marriage and include a reconciliation agreement entered into after a separation period.

In this opinion, we examine whether the district court abused its discretion in failing to award Abigail lump-sum alimony.

We conclude that the district court abused its discretion in…