Neville v. Neville

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellee, Joe E. Neville, and defendant-appellant, Judi K. Ne-ville, were married on February 4, 1972. For almost 30 years, appellee was the primary wage earner while appellant stayed home and raised their three children, who are now emancipated. On September 20, 2000, appellee filed for divorce. At the time of the divorce hearing, held in May 2001, appellee was 52 years old and appellant was 50 years old.

*276{¶ 2} The matter was heard before a magistrate. Although the parties agreed that they should be granted a divorce on the grounds of…