Garthright v. Garthright

This is a periodic alimony modification case. Although the parties are divorced, they shall still be referred to as "the husband" and "the wife."

The Garthrights had been married for twenty-five years and had raised their three daughters to adulthood when the divorce was entered in January 1977 on account of incompatibility of temperament. Their divorce judgment adopted and incorporated into it a separation agreement. In pertinent part that agreement provided that the husband would pay to the wife the sum of $600 per month for her support at the rate of $300 every two weeks. In December 1983…