In re the Dissolution of the Marriage of Baratta

This is a suit for dissolution of marriage in which the husband is petitioner, the wife the respondent. Petitioner appeals from the order, assigning as error (1) the awarding of permanent alimony to the wife, (2) the requirement that he maintain his National Service Life Insurance policy with his children as named beneficiaries thereof, and (3) the award of attorney fees to the wife. There is no cross-appeal.

At the time of the decree, petitioner was 42 years old and the wife 41. The three children, all boys, were ages 13, 15 and 18. The marriage had been of 20 years’ duration. Neither party…