Kogod v. Cioffi-Kogod

By the Court, PICKERING, J.:

This is a divorce action with a $ 47 million community property estate, in which the district court awarded alimony not based on need and also unequally distributed the parties' community property due to one spouse's extramarital affairs, gifts to family, and excess spending. In this opinion, we recognize that alimony can be just and equitable even when not based on financial need, but we reverse the alimony award in this case because the receiving spouse's share of community property will produce passive income sufficient to maintain her marital standard of…