Anthony v. Anthony

RUSSELL, Judge.

Thomas W. Anthony (husband) appeals from an order of the trial court divorcing the parties, granting alimony to Sandra Lee Anthony (wife), awarding attorney’s fees to the wife’s attorney, and dividing the marital property. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The dispositive issue is whether the trial court erred in awarding alimony and attorney's fees when the wife did not request this relief in her pleadings and when there *1123was no order amending the pleadings to add such a request.

Initially, we note that, following an ore tenus proceeding, the judgment of the trial…