In re the Dissolution of the Marriage of Trout

Wife appeals from the awards in a marriage-dissolution decree. The parties had been married 29 years; wife was 48 at the time of trial and husband 50. Four children of the marriage were grown and emancipated. Wife and husband had been separated for several years.

Wife has suffered for many years from narcolepsy and also has symptoms of cataplexy. Narcolepsy is an organic condition in the brain which results in attacks of sleepiness, and they occur with her on virtually an hourly basis. They are partially controlled by prescribed amphetamines. Cataplexy is a condition evidenced by transient…