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- Title: Smith V. Smith
- Author : Connecticut Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 15, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
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The defendant, Sheilah T. Smith, appeals and the plaintiff, Prentice K. Smith, Jr., cross appeals *fn1 from the judgment of the trial court dissolving the parties' marriage, ordering child support, ordering dual alimony pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-82, *fn2 and ordering a property distribution pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-81. *fn3 The issues to be decided on appeal are whether: (1) the trial court, pursuant to § 46b-81, properly retained continuing jurisdiction over the present case in order to have the authority to divide the plaintiff's interest in any family trust (Smith family trust), if ever he is found to hold such an interest; (2) the trial court properly awarded dual alimony pursuant to § 46b-82; *fn4 (3) the terms and conditions of the alimony ordered by the trial court constitute an abuse of discretion; and (4) the trial court abused its discretion in awarding the plaintiff $75,000 of the defendant's $275,000 settlement award that she had received from a former employer. *fn5 We affirm in part and reverse in part the judgment of the trial court.