Court Opinion

ID: 9730600
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 15:17:19.510293+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:07.711600
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FOSHEIM, Chief Justice
(concurring specially).
I agree with the plurality that the case should be remanded for a redetermi-nation of a just alimony award. However, it must be emphasized that one of the factors to be considered is the parties’ respective earning capacity, not present income. Hanks v. Hanks, 296 N.W.2d 523, 527 (S.D.1980). This factor, coupled with the parties’ respective financial condition after the property division; age, health, and physical condition; station in life; and fault in the termination of the marriage cogently leads to the conclusion that Elizabeth should not bear the brunt of Bill’s switch to a lesser paying job. Id; Herndon v. Herndon, 305 N.W.2d 917, 918 (S.D.1981).