Duke Bowers Clement v. Janet Leigh Traylor Clement

In an appeal from a final decree of divorce, Wife challenges trial court’s classification,
valuation, and distribution of marital property, and husband challenges trial court’s award of alimony to wife. Wife contends that the trial court erred in several respects: in its classification and valuation of the parties’ marital residence; in failing to find that the appreciation of Husband’s separate property should be included in the marital estate; in its valuation of the automobile primarily driven by her; in failing to distribute certain marital assets and liabilities; and in failing to award her alimony in solido from husband’s separate estate. Husband contends that the court erred in awarding wife rehabilitative alimony for a period of seven years. Finding that the trial court erred in classifying and distributing themarital property, wecorrect the judgment of the trial court and make an equitable division of property.