Ferris v. Ferris

The parties to this action were divorced in 1972. A stipulation regarding alimony was incorporated into the decree whereby plaintiff, Barbara Ferris, was to receive $8,500.00 per year. Payments were to terminate upon occurrence of any one of certain events, including the inheritance by plaintiff of her mother’s estate. Also, alimony payments were to be reduced by such amounts as plaintiff received from any sources resulting from lifetime gifts from, or trusts created by, her mother, or from any outright bequests arising from her mother’s death.

Plaintiff’s mother, Violet Healy, was alive at…