Judgment in parties’ divorce case, AFFIRMED; trial court’s award of $40K in total alimony, actually constituted property division; with regard to parties’ marital debt, trial court stated that wife would continue to be responsible for $40K debt in her name, husband would pay wife $400 per month in alimony for 100 months for total of $40K and obligation would not terminate upon death or remarriage of either spouse; characterized of sum as alimony was not controlling, since alimony terminates at death or receiving spouse’s remarriage and trial court clearly intended award to equalize distribution of parties martial debt.

Moore v. Moore, S09F1667 (02/08/2010), 10 FCDR 324.

From:  Fulton County Daily Report, 2/19/2010.