Monthly Archives: August 2024
Husband Appeals Decision To Grant Wife Indefinite Alimony
There are two types of alimony that the Maryland courts provide upon the granting of a Judgment of Absolute Divorce. That is rehabilitative alimony and indefinite alimony. The Maryland courts shy away from awarding a spouse indefinite alimony unless the difference between their two incomes is so pronounced that it would be unfair not… Read More »
Husband Seeks To Vacate Divorce Judgment Based On Fraud
In the case of Hounlekpo v. Hounlekpo, the husband sought to vacate the Judgment of Absolute Divorce based on extrinsic fraud. Initially, both parties had petitioned the court for a limited divorce, but at some point, the husband went on a trip to Africa. While in Africa, the husband gave the wife a credit… Read More »
Husband Contends Trial Court Improperly Granted His Wife A Divorce
In the case of Besche v. Besche, the husband appealed the trial court’s decision to grant the couple an absolute divorce. The husband filed a pro se appeal in which he asked the appeals court “to reverse the judgment of divorce”. He argued that the trial court “improperly awarded a judgment of absolute divorce… Read More »
Former Husband Appeals Judgment Of Indefinite Alimony And Attorney’s Fees
In the case of Koti v. Koti, the husband filed an appeal after the trial court ordered him to pay indefinite alimony and his wife’s attorney’s fees. The husband presented four issues for the appeals court’s consideration. Those include: The trial court erred and abused its discretion as a matter of law when it… Read More »
