Margaretten v. Margaretten

Appellant, the Former Husband, appeals a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. He raises a number of issues, but only one merits discussion: whether the trial court erred in awarding permanent alimony to Appellee, the Former Wife, without addressing whether other forms of alimony would be fair and reasonable under the circumstances. We reverse and remand for further proceedings on this issue, and we affirm the other issues raised by the Former Husband without further comment.

The parties had been married for 16 years and 8 months at the time the petition for dissolution of marriage was…