Curtis v. Curtis

Wife appeals from a judgment that modified the parties’ marital dissolution judgment, reducing her spousal support from $350 to $100 per month. On de novo review, we modify the original support award to $225 per month.

The parties lived together for 15 years and were married for 11 of those years. At the time of the dissolution judgment, husband was earning approximately $2,400 per month. Wife, who was 34 at that time, did not work because of permanent disabilities. She was receiving $541 in Social Security benefits. At that time, she had prescription costs of approximately $500 per month that…