Ex Parte Owens

The legal issue presented in this petition for a writ of certiorari relates to the power of a trial court to modify a divorce judgment that incorporated an agreement relating to the payment of periodic alimony. The trial court entered an order denying a modification of the divorce judgment, stating, "Because the divorce was by agreement, the plain and simple language of that agreement must be upheld as the final judgment of the Court. . . . Regarding alimony payments, the agreement plainly stated that the continuation of periodic . . . alimony payments shall be at the discretion of the…