Vigneault v. Vigneault

How can anything so wrong end up so right? I agree with the majority — and Mr. Vigneault — that the trial court erred in improperly using the child-support chart to fix the amount of alimony. Given that the alimony award was based on such a fundamental error, this case should have been reversed and remanded to the trial court. It is axiomatic that appellate jurisdiction does not permit this court to retry cases or make findings of fact. Farmers Union Mut. Ins. Co. v. Robertson, 2010 Ark. 241, 370 S.W.3d 179; Looper v. Madison Guar. Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 292 Ark. 225, 227-28, 729 S.W.2d 156, 157…