In the Matter of George J. Nassar and Maureen Nassar

Summary

The court vacated a permanent alimony award because the trial court relied on an unsupported finding concerning the husband's alleged inducement of the wife's return, imposed an impermissible automatic cost-of-living increase, failed to justify lifetime alimony on the record, and did not clearly explain how parental housing support affected the husband's ability to pay. The court remanded for reconsideration with specific findings consistent with the alimony statute. It declined to consider the husband's bias argument because it was not preserved and allowed him to renew certain financial challenges on remand.