In re the Dissolution of the Marriage of Huston
Court of Appeals of Oregon
1DissentThornton, J.
The majority opinion concludes that the $50 a month permanent support awarded to the wife by the trial judge is sufficient. In my view this amount is inadequate under the evidence.
The parties in this case were married 29 years. *336Five children were born to their union. During almost the entire marriage the wife devoted her energies solely to the task of homemaking and rearing the children. The wife still has the responsibility for the youngest, a 10-year-old boy, who was placed in her custody by the trial court.
As one would expect where a couple has raised and educated a houseful of children on…
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