In re the Marriage of Johnsrud

Jeanette I. Johnsrud, former wife of Donald L. Johnsrud, appeals from an order of the Hill County District Court, awarding her $250 a month maintenance in the decree of dissolution of the parties’ marriage.

The parties were married January 24, 1958. They have three children: Donald Larry, born October 6, 1960; Steven Paul, born April 2, 1963; and Cynthia Lynn, born May 17, 1966. At the time the parties married, the wife was 16 years old. She did not *546graduate from high school but later obtained a high school equivalency certificate. She had not been employed outside the home during the…