MacConnel v. MacConnel

LEHAN, Judge.

In this dissolution of marriage case the wife was awarded rehabilitative alimony of $800 per month for one year and thereafter, if the wife were not gainfully employed at a reasonable salary, $600 per month for an additional six months. The wife contends that the award was insufficient. We agree and reverse and remand for an award of rehabilitative alimony in an amount and for a period of time commensurate with the wife’s needs in order for her to maintain during that period at least some semblance of the standard of living enjoyed during the 24-year marriage.

The award should, of…