During Larry and Charlene's marriage, they consistently put a large amount of money into savings with a goal of early retirement. He became a bank president while she reared children and worked as a part-time teacher. Their marriage ended after 27 years. They split their assets equally, and Larry was ordered to pay alimony of $4,250 a month plus an additional $3,125 that represented approximately half of the amount they had been putting into savings each month in the last years of their marriage. Larry contested the $3,125 on appeal, but the Second District Court affirmed it.