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CYNTHIA ALLEN WEST v. RODERICK JAY WEST

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 22, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Joshua G. Strickland and D. Scott Parsley, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Roderick Jay West.

Attorneys 2: Helen Sfikas Rogers and Stella Kamm Mallinak, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Cynthia Allen West.

Judge(s): BENNETT

This is an appeal from a final decree of divorce. The trial court found that the wife was economically disadvantaged, that it was not feasible for her to be rehabilitated, and that she had no meaningful earning capacity. Therefore, the court awarded the wife alimony in futuro. The court also conducted an equitable division of the couple’s marital property. The husband appealed. We have determined that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the wife could not be rehabilitated. However, the court failed to consider all of the wife’s sources of income and to make sufficient findings. Therefore, we vacate the court’s alimony award and remand for further proceedings. We decline to award the wife her appellate attorney’s fees.

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