PATTERSON v. PATTERSON

Civ. 7870.

585 So.2d 1389 (1991)

Donald Gordon PATTERSON v. Kathleen PATTERSON.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

June 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earnest Ray White, Brewton, for appellant.

Hugh M. Caffey, Jr., Brewton, for appellee.


ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

The parties were divorced in July 1990. The husband was ordered to pay certain debts, $250 per month as child support, and $364.40 a month as "alimony in gross" from his retirement benefits.

The husband appeals, contending, among other things, that the trial court erred in its award to the wife of alimony in gross out of his retirement benefits. We agree.

It is well-settled law in Alabama that a husband's military retirement...

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