Zanke v. Zanke

This case is before us on the appeal of Susan Britt Zanke, the plaintiff below, from an order of the Circuit Court of Ohio County, which reduced the amount of accumulated alimony arrearage owed her by Ronald F. Zanke, the defendant below, and terminated the defendant’s future alimony obligation.

The parties were married on November 30, 1972, and cohabited as husband and wife for thirty-six months. They were divorced on May 20, 1976. As part of the divorce, the husband was ordered to pay $130 per month in alimony to the wife, which he did for three months. There is evidence that the parties saw…