Cathy Cooke v. Randy Cooke

Wife sought divorce from Husband on the grounds of irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct. Husband sought divorce from Wife on identical grounds. After declaring the parties divorced, the trial court awarded Wife 42% of the marital estate and awarded Husband 58% of the marital estate. The trial court also awarded alimony in solido to Wife in the amount of $30,000. Husband appeals both the valuation of the marital estate and the award of alimony to Wife. Because we find that the evidence does not preponderate against the trial court's valuation of the marital estate, and the trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding alimony to Wife, we affirm the decision of the trial court.