Shirley v. Shirley

This is an appeal from the modification of a divorce decree.

The husband filed a petition for modification of the decree based on changed circumstances. Specifically, the husband requested a reduction or termination of the alimony payments.

After an ore tenus hearing, the trial court reduced the alimony payments from $900 per month to $600 per month. The court also ordered the husband to pay the wife, at her election, an additional amount of $100 per month to be used solely for her education, counseling or training. Finally, the trial court ordered a reduction in child support payments, from…