Bogard v. Bogard

EN BANC.

James Bogará appeals a final judgment of dissolution granting him a special equity in the marital home, awarding permanent alimony to his wife, Judith Bogard, and dividing his prospective pension equally between the parties.

This case involves a twenty-eight-year marriage between the husband, age fifty, and the wife, age forty-seven. Three children, all now emancipated, were born of the marriage. The husband is an engineer and has worked for Martin-Marietta Corporation for twenty-five years, with a present net monthly income of about $3,100.00. The wife is presently unemployed and has…