Court Opinion

ID: 5595276
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-11 02:33:24.344907+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:36:35.233997
License: Public Domain

Ingram, Justice,
concurring. I concur in the majority opinion but believe it appropriate to add this "footnote” in the case. We are faced time and time again with appeals in divorce and alimony cases by parties urging that the trial court award either is excessive or is inadequate. All too often the record fails to disclose the total assets and liabilities of the parties in addition to current income. In such circumstances, it is well nigh impossible to make an intelligent judgment on appeal as to whether a particular award is, under all the evidence, excessive or inadequate. We must, in such instances, decide that if there is any evidence to sustain the trial court award, the judgment must be affirmed. Thus, it is vital to a thorough consideration of the appeal by the members of this court for the trial record to show clearly all the relevant financial information and circumstances of the parties — not just the current income and debts of the husband and the needs of the wife and children. The more complete the record is in this regard, the better the opportunity for meaningful review on appeal.