Strickland v. Strickland

CARLTON,

J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Vandiver (Van) Strickland appeals the judgment of the Stone County Chancery Court granting his wife, Myria Strickland, a divorce on the ground of adultery and the chancery court’s post-trial judgment entered under Rule 59 of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure. On appeal, Van claims that the chancery court was manifestly wrong, abused its discretion, and committed numerous errors, as follows: (1) awarding Myria the marital home with equity of $154,000 and in “offsetting” this amount by awarding Van $154,000 from his retirement funds without regard to the…