Birkhold v. Birkhold

Summary

The court affirmed the postdissolution orders construing the parties’ separation agreement to include the plaintiff’s brokerage draws, commissions, consulting income, and income deposited into his LLC in the alimony calculation. It also upheld a fixed prospective alimony award, the contempt finding, the arrearage award, and the contractual attorney-fee award. The court reasoned that the agreement broadly covered employment-related compensation and that the plaintiff could not unilaterally reduce payments or use a business entity to shield income.