William J. Tilley, Jr., 7-85-0031 a v. Joyce Jessee

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• concluding that the structured drafting and labels attached to the agreement clearly demon strated parties’ intent to separate alimony from property settlement issues
• stating that intent is the threshold that must be crossed before any other concerns become relevant
• finding that a label in the agreement erects a “substantial obstacle” for the party seeking to overcome it
• stating that intent is the threshold that must be crossed before any other concerns become relevant
• stating that intent is the threshold that must be crossed before any other concerns become relevant
• finding that obligation created by postnuptial agreement was not in nature of alimony, based in part on fact that the testimony failed to reveal the shared intent of both parties to make the obligation alimony

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