Hill v. Hill

EXUM, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves modification of an award of alimony. The trial court found, and the Court of Appeals agreed, that plaintiff had shown “substantial and material changes of conditions] and eircumstance[s]” warranting an increase in alimony payments. The issue is whether the trial court was authorized to increase plaintiffs alimony award effective February 1988 by an order entered 24 July 1990. The Court of Appeals held the trial court’s order was an unauthorized retroactive modification of alimony. We disagree and direct the trial court’s order be reinstated.

Plaintiff…