Cain v. Cain

This cause is before us on appeal from a final order of dissolution of marriage in which the circuit court awarded the wife $900 monthly permanent periodic alimony and exclusive possession of the marital home for two years, and ordered the husband to make all house and car payments, and pay the wife’s attorney fees. The record reflects that the marriage lasted for 16 years.

The wife, 50, was once a computer data processor but stopped working during the marriage and is no longer employable in her field. She has arthritis and a heart condition. She is not self-supporting and needs a college…