Ruhe v. Ruhe

After a contested hearing, parties were granted a decree of divorce on grounds that they had lived separate and apart for more than six months, with the resumption of marital relations not reasonably probable. 15 V.S.A. § 551. The trial court issued extensive findings of fact and conclusions of law, and ordered, inter alia, that plaintiff pay defendant alimony in the amount of $2,000 per month for approximately 15 years, until his deferred compensation insurance payments terminate, at which time the alimony payments be reduced to $1,650 per month. The court further ordered the real and…