Airhart v. Airhart

SAMUEL, Judge.

Plaintiff wife appeals seeking an increase in pendente lite alimony and child support awards for herself and her four minor children.1 The awards appealed from, which followed a hearing on a rule filed in connection with her petition for separation from bed and board, are in the weekly sums of $40 for alimony and $80 for child support, a total of $120 per week. In addition, plaintiff also has possession and use of the family home.

The parties have been married for some 20 years. The husband had been employed as a technician by a local dental laboratory, beginning with an annual…