Opinion ID: 2276329
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Motion for Reduced Alimony

Text: Finally, the respondent argues that the trial court erred because it declined to consider the specific issue he raised in his motion for reduced alimony. The record submitted on appeal does not support this assertion. In its narrative order, the trial court discussed a different issue from that which the respondent raised in his motion for reduced alimony. The trial court discussed whether the respondent's alimony obligation should be reduced because it would cost him $37.00 per month to pay for a survivor benefit for the petitioner under his military pension. By contrast, the issue in the respondent's motion concerned whether his alimony obligation should be reduced to reflect the fact that his veteran's disability benefit is $135.00 less per month than the court had found. The respondent brought this to the trial court's attention in his motion for reconsideration, which the trial court denied. Based upon this record, we cannot conclude that the trial court overlooked the issue he raised in his motion for reduced alimony and reiterated in his motion to reconsider. Affirmed.