Hilton v. Hilton

Plaintiff, Margurite Hilton, appeals from a lower court decision which awarded her $500.00 per month periodic alimony. She claims this award is inadequate. We affirm.

Marguerite Hilton and Robert Harry Hilton were married on April 25, 1959.

At the time the parties met, Mrs. Hilton had been working as a receptionist for Kirby Lithographic Company in Washington, D.C. for about eighteen months. Mr. Hilton was in the Army.

Retiring from the Army after twenty-one years, Mr. Hilton pursued not only an undergraduate degree, but obtained a master's and a doctorate degree as well. For three years he was…