De Mello v. De Mello

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BURNS, C.J.

Plaintiff Barbara Jean De Mello (Barbara) appeals the lower court’s refusal to award her one-half of defendant Earl De Mello’s (Earl) workers’ compensation benefits, its refusal to award her spousal support and attorney’s fees and costs at the trial level, and its award of only $250 for costs and fees on appeal. We affirm.

Barbara and Earl were married on April 29,1961. They had four children: Earl, born May 13, 1962; Derrick, born August 27, 1964; Cheryl, born December 27, 1968; and Christy, born December 28, 1974.

On October 29, 1970, while at work, Earl…