Wood v. Wood

Smith, Justice.

We granted appellant Donald Wood’s discretionary application to review two portions of a jury’s verdict in the parties’ divorce action. We affirm the portion of the verdict that requires an automatic increase in alimony and reverse the portion of the verdict that requires the appellant to pay child support beyond his son’s 18th birthday.

1. The verdict requires the appellant to pay appellee Frances Wood $100 per week as child support for their son Patrick and $100 per week as alimony. The verdict further provides that upon termina tion of the child support obligation, the…