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subject to modification and its duration is uncertain due to
contingencies agreed upon by the parties or imposed by the
courts. Id. Alimony in futuro terminates upon the death or
remarriage of the recipient. Tenn. Code Ann. sec.
36-5-101(a)(2)(B) (2003). Alimony in solido is an award of a
definite sum of money to be paid in a lump sum or as installments
over a definite period of time. It is not subject to
modification and does not terminate upon the death of either
party. Burlew v. Burlew, supra at 471. Rehabilitative alimony
is awarded when it is feasible for the economically disadvantaged
spouse to achieve, with reasonable effort, an earning capacity
that will allow for the spouse to be self-sufficient and have a
standard of living comparable to the one he or she enjoyed during
the marriage. Id.; Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 36-5-101(d)(1)(C).
Rehabilitative alimony is modifiable and terminates upon the
death of either spouse. Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 36-5-101(d)(1)(C);
Self v. Self, supra at 363.
Respondent argues that the disputed $35,000 payment was, on
the face of the agreement, part of the property settlement rather
than alimony and would not have terminated upon the death of
Tulay. In the alternative, respondent argues that, if the Court
were to determine the payment was alimony, the same result would
follow because the lump-sum payment was alimony in solido under
Tennessee law, which would not terminate upon the death of Tulay.
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