In re the Marriage of Curtis

Wife appeals from a dissolution judgment. She assigns error to the denial of her request for spousal support. On de novo review, we award wife permanent spousal support in the amount of $350 per month.

The parties lived together for 15 years; they were married for 11 of those years. There are no children from the marriage. Throughout the marriage, husband, 39, worked for the same company, although at various jobs. At the time of dissolution, he was earning about $2,400 per month. His gross income in 1988 was approximately $32,000. For the last three years, he deposited $50 per week directly…