Court Opinion

ID: 9528798
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 03:44:08.596943+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:27:20.665281
License: Public Domain

GARRARD, Judge,
concurring.
I agree with the conclusions arrived at by Judge Staton on parts I and II of his opinion. However, concerning the division of property I think it should be pointed out in connection with Judge Montgomery’s order that there was evidence that (a) the husband dissipated some $15,000 of his earnings during the marriage in gambling activities; and (b) he was a physician board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary medicine. There was evidence of his earning ability as such and of his wife as a nurse. I believe these factors add considerable perspective to the court’s award since IC 31-1-11.5-11 provides for consideration of both in effecting a just and reasonable disposition of marital assets.
Concerning part III, I cannot agree that the propriety of the interlocutory support order is now available on appeal. The order was appealable when entered pursuant to Indiana Rules of Procedure, Appellate Rule 4(B)(1). No such appeal was perfected and, of course, the temporary order expired with the entry of final judgment. That the court ordered the deficiency remaining at the date of dissolution paid does not, in my view, revive the foregone issues of appeala-bility concerning the propriety of the original award.
I therefore concur in the result reached.