Anderson v. Anderson

Harwell, Justice:

This action was initiated by Joanne E. Anderson for a divorce from Bunyan W. Anderson, alimony, child custody and support, attorneys’ fees, and an equitable division of marital property. The family court granted the parties a divorce on the basis of the statutory separation period and awarded the wife lump-sum alimony of $65,000. He ordered the husband to pay child support and attorney fees and made an equitable division of the property. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The husband first asserts error in the equitable distribution. He contends that the trial judge…