Low v. Low

LAMBERT, Justice.

This Court granted discretionary review to reconsider our decision in Dame v. Dame, Ky., 628 S.W.2d 625 (1982), in order to determine whether the occurrence of any circumstance authorizes the trial court to modify a lump sum maintenance award.

The essential facts of this case are uncomplicated. In 1984 the marriage of appellant Judy Kay Low and appellee Burnell Ray Low was dissolved. By the terms of the decree and as a part of the division of marital property, appellee was required to execute an interest-bearing promissory note in favor of appellant for the sum of $11,600 and…