Court Opinion

ID: 9730318
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 15:08:22.60217+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:05.763391
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*461Cynar, P.J.
(dissenting). I respectfully dissent from allowing recovery of permanent alimony in this case.
Plaintiff is about 44 and defendant is 53 years of age. There is no dispute as to payment of $250 per month as temporary alimony while plaintiff is unemployed. In addition, defendant is to pay plaintiff’s health insurance until the house is sold. Further, defendant is to make car payments until the house is sold or plaintiff obtains employment. Defendant is to make the house and tax payments.
Defendant objects to permanent alimony. Present value of the pension plan was not supported by the proofs. Plaintiff will be receiving permanent alimony, even after obtaining employment, which will cease only upon remarriage. Defendant will not receive any benefit from his pension until age 65.
Merely to place an accounting figure on the value of the pension is not enough. At the time of trial, it appeared it would be about 12 years before the husband would be able to receive pension benefits; that is, if he worked to age 65, if he lived, or if other contingencies in life presently not known did not occur.
Based on the proofs, the wife is entitled to receive some consideration to offset the award of pension benefits to the husband. In lieu of awarding permanent alimony, I would award an additional payment of $4,000 to the plaintiff upon the sale of the house, hoping such disposition would bring finality to this proceeding.