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<p>In <strong>In re Marriage of Anne E.L. Folley and Gregory F. Folley</strong>, the Fourth District Appellate Court reviewed modifications to spousal maintenance after a 28-year marriage. Gregory ori...
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In In re Marriage of Anne E.L. Folley and Gregory F. Folley, the Fourth District Appellate Court reviewed modifications to spousal maintenance after a 28-year marriage. Gregory originally owed Anne $20,000/mo permanent maintenance but got it reduced to $0 when he retired early. Anne appealed, and the appellate court found total elimination an abuse of discretion, remanding for recalculation of his ability to pay plus any arrears.
On remand, the trial court set maintenance at $14,000 monthly. Gregory appealed again, claiming excessiveness and noncompliance with instructions. The appellate court held the figure was reasonable, given Gregory’s substantial assets and ability to pay, plus the long marriage with Anne’s role raising nine children. The court corrected a typo in the maintenance amount but affirmed the rest, concluding Gregory’s objections lacked merit.