Gaal v. Gaal

JAMES D. CLEMENS, Special Commissioner.

Husband Joseph L. Gaal sued to dissolve his twenty-year marriage with wife Jeanine M. Gaal. She joined in seeking dissolution.

The trial court dissolved the marriage and divided the parties’ property. Husband appeals from the division decree.

Here the husband dually claims error. First, in granting wife $588 monthly maintenance where husband’s monthly pension as a retired policeman was only $1,114 and there was no finding wife was unable to support herself. To this first point wife answers the decree did have evidentiary support. Secondly, husband contends…