Pettry v. Pettry

Ronald Pettry appeals the order entered by the trial court awarding his former wife, Linda Pettry, temporary alimony pending disposition of her post-judgment motion to convert her rehabilitative alimony award into a permanent periodic alimony award. We reverse.

At the 1992 dissolution hearing, Ms. Pet-try informed the court that she wanted to attend nursing school and projected that such schooling would be accomplished within three years. Based upon this information, the trial court awarded her reha*10bilitative alimony in the amount of $2,500 per month for four years. The stated purpose for the…