Talent v. Talent

WELLS, Judge.

I. Alimony

Appellant argues that the judgment denying her request for permanent alimony must be reversed because the trial court failed to make adequate findings of fact to support it. To be entitled to alimony, a spouse must not only have one of the grounds set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-16.2 (1984), he or she must also be a “dependent spouse.” N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-16.1(3) (1984) defines a “dependent spouse” as “a spouse, whether husband or wife, who is actually substantially dependent upon the other spouse for his or her maintenance and support or is substantially in need of…