McDONALD v. McDONALD

Nos. 93-CA-01008-SCT, 93-CA-01198-SCT.

683 So.2d 929 (1996)

Edward F. McDONALD, Jr. v. Carrie L. McDONALD. Carrie L. McDONALD v. Edward F. McDONALD, Jr.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 14, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris H. Barnes, III, Dossett Barnes & Broom, Robert W. King, King & Spencer, Jackson, for appellant.

Michael J. Malouf, Malouf & Malouf, Jackson, for appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and BANKS and SMITH, JJ.


PRATHER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

On direct appeal, the present case requires this Court to decide whether payments which were designated by a divorcing couple as being "lump sum alimony" but which, pursuant to agreement, were to terminate upon the death of the payor husband and be replaced by a potentially lesser amount of life insurance proceeds are properly considered to be periodic alimony. Finding the payments in question to...

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