Tennessee Court Denies Husband’s Petition to Decrease Alimony Obligation

When alimony is awarded to one spouse after a Tennessee divorce, it is not uncommon for disputes to arise in the future, particularly if there is a change in circumstances. In a December 11, 2017 case, the Tennessee Court of Appeals considered whether the husband’s alimony obligation should be reduced, and whether, in light of his failure to pay that amount in full, he should be held in criminal contempt. The parties had divorced in 2007 after 22 years of marriage. Their settlement agreement, which was incorporated into the divorce decree, provided that the husband would pay the wife 50 percent of his gross income as alimony, until the death of one of the parties. In a separate agreement, the parties agreed that the husband would also pay half of his bonuses and that the remarriage of either party would not terminate the alimony obligation. In 2015, the husband filed a petition to modify his alimony obligation, claiming that his income had not kept up with…

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