# Robinson v. Robinson

> Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · March 9, 2001 · 795 So. 2d 729

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9936032

## Case

- **Full name:** Robert Dale Robinson v. Teresa Anne Robinson.
- **Court:** Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
- **Decided:** March 9, 2001
- **Citations:** 795 So. 2d 729; 2001 WL 233605
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Yates
- **Judges:** Thompson, Yates
- **Cited by:** 81 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- observing that the trial court “awarded the wife periodic alimony in the form of a requirement that the husband pay for her health insurance for 36 months”

## Opinion text

The division of marital assets appears to inequitably favor the wife, particularly in light of the fact that the trial court made no finding of fault against the husband. If the $51,820 property settlement awarded to the wife is to be paid from the husband's $98,500 retirement account, it will contravene the statute. On remand, the *Page 736
court may consider utilizing a "Qualified Domestic Relations Order" (QDRO) to ensure that the husband's retirement account will not be penalized by an unintended and unavoidable tax consequence, or the court may determine, based on the husband's reported gross receipts from his business, that he has ample resources to pay the property award. In any event, on remand the trial court should fashion a more equitable division of the marital assets.

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