Carol Elaine Warren v. Todd E. Garland

I concur with the result reached by the majority regarding the amount and duration of spousal support to Ms. Warren. Without a doubt, the circuit court misapplied our holding in Mayle v. Mayle, 229 W.Va. 179, 727 S.E.2d 855 (2012), when it reversed the order of the family court. In Mayle, this Court did not create a rigid prohibition against any prospective increases of spousal support. Rather, Mayle required only that there be sufficient evidence in súpport of such a change. In this case, the family court articulated fact-based reasons to justify the increase in spousal support that were…