Neidlinger v. Neidlinger

OPINION OF THE COURT

COOPER, Justice.

Melba and Jerry Neidlinger were married in Hawaii in 1976. The husband, Ap-pellee, is a dentist. The wife, Appellant, has an associate degree in health education from San Francisco City College and had been employed by another dentist during the five years preceding the marriage. Appellant then worked full-time in Appel-lee’s dental practice until 1982 when the parties adopted their only child, Jessica, born on August 6, 1982. Thereafter, Appellant continued to work part-time. In 1984, the family moved from Hawaii to Danville, Kentucky, where Appellee…