Alimony can't be granted without proof of ability to pay and need

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Fourth District Reverses Alimony Award

The Fourth District Court reversed yesterday in Galstyan v. Galstyan, in so doing finding error with the lower tribunal’s award of alimony without findings regarding the Husband’s income, as well as the adoption of a repayment plan without findings as to the Husband’s income, the award of life insurance and a bond both to secure the alimony awarded, and the failure of the Court to make specific findings as to the impact of providing life insurance on the Husband’s finances and the appropriate tailoring of the life insurance requirement.