Hutchings v. Hutchings

REIF, J.:

T1 The issues presented on certiorari review are whether the trial court considered the relevant factors under Oklahoma law for determining an appropriate amount of support alimony, and whether the trial court's award of support alimony is supported by the evidence. We hold that the court's award of support alimony was insufficient and an abuse of discretion.

T2 Elizabeth Hutchings (wife) and Dean Hutchings (husband) were married on March 12, 1983. At the time of the marriage, both parties had a high school diploma. The wife was twenty years old, pregnant, and working as a nurse's…