Murphy v. Murphy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WALLACE, Jr., J.A.D.

This is an appeal from a post-divorce judgment order granting plaintiffs motion to increase her alimony. The order also directed defendant to establish a trust fund for plaintiffs benefit in the event of his death and required defendant to pay a portion of the counsel and accounting fees. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial judge abused his discretion in: (1) increasing the alimony award from $60 per week to $650 per week; (2) making the alimony increase retroactive; (3) not requiring a hearing regarding the award' of fees;…