Ames v. Ames

This is a divorce action in which the husband claims the alimony award granted to the wife by the master was excessive and unjust. Upon review of the record, we find no evidence of abuse of discretion by the master, and accordingly we decline to set aside his order.

Linda Ames filed a libel for divorce against her husband, Frederick Ames, on the grounds of irreconcilable differences, on February 17, 1976. The parties had been married for fourteen years and had one child, a daughter, age thirteen. The case was heard before Marital Master Henry P. Sullivan, Esq., who made certain findings and…