Guobaitis v. Sherrer

The husband, Richard J. Guobaitis, appeals from a final judgment of dissolution of marriage, challenging, in part, the equitable distribution of the marital assets and liabilities, including the trial court’s failure to address the parties’ 2005 federal tax liability, and the award of permanent periodic alimony to the wife, Lisa Lorraine Sherrer. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

In October 2005, the wife petitioned to dissolve the parties’ twenty-one year marriage. At trial, the testimony demonstrated the following. The…