In re the Dissolution of the Marriage of Kolling

In this dissolution-of-marriage case, appellant-wife asks that we change the duration of support awarded by the trial court to her so as to make it permanent.

The parties were married in 1955. There are no minor children. The wife is 53; the husband is 45. The husband is in good health and is regularly employed at an annual salary of approximately $20,000. The wife worked during the early years of the marriage and for an extended period prior to her marriage. She has not worked for the past 15 years. She has a high school education and one year of business college. She has no income other than…