Janet Austen v. Franklin Herman

Most importantly, if the trial Judge miscalculated the alimony recipient’s monthly income (or pay) was it right for the appeals court to uphold her decision? Should permanent alimony be discontinued when the person receiving the alimony is 68 years old; was married for 24 years and was not responsible for the demise of the marriage? The person paying the alimony dissipated $983,915.00 (Appendix E) in the 2 years prior to the divorce. This dissipation caused by the use of cocaine, payment for an apartment for an “exotic dancer” and her son as well as cars, dental care, gym passes, medical care and jewelry for 2 Vi years. Should permanent alimony be discontinued if doing so will leave the receiver homeless when she retires (which could be any day); while the person paying the alimony (although retired) receives Social Security Benefits of $3,776.00/month which accounts for a Medicare payment of $ 148.00/month. Retirement Income, 2 homes, 3 cars and his own business for a total of over $2.7million. Should the person paying the alimony have been allowed to include his 3rd wife of 5 years expenses in his financial statement. The Judge during