MCCANN v. MCCANN

(11271)

191 Conn. 447 (1983)

FRANK E. MCCANN v. DOREEN M. MCCANN

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released September 13, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd Frauenglass, with whom, on the brief, was Robert K. Wynne, for the appellant (plaintiff).

M. Jane Christensen, for the appellee (defendant).

PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and DALY, JS.


PETERS, J.

The principal issue in this case is the extent to which alimony can be modified when an original award of alimony is limited to a specific period of time. When an original award does not unambiguously make its terms nonmodifiable, can a trial court, upon finding an unforeseeable substantial change in circumstances, substitute an order of periodic alimony in an amount that differs from that originally awarded?

The original action for dissolution...

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