Legal Opinion

Harding v. Rowbatham

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 11, 1979No. 10517Published

1Opinion of the Court

' BOUTALL, Judge.

The plaintiff-wife is appealing a judgment awarding her $574.50 per month alimony pendente lite as being insufficient. We affirm.

The main thrust of Mrs. Rowbatham’s argument is that the trial judge made no provisions for her maintenance in the style to which she had become accustomed during the marriage, but instead simply put her in the position she was in prior to their marriage. The judgment awarded her an amount equal to her loss in Social Security payment as a result of her remarriage, plus costs of acquiring and maintaining a yacht. Mrs. Ro.wbatham relies heavily on the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Reichert v. LloverasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  2. Lewis v. LewisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
  3. Clesi v. ClesiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976

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