Griffing v. Griffing

This appeal involves an alimony award and distribution of marital assets. The parties, Timothy Charles Griffing and Nancy Ann Griffing, were married in 1978 and a final judgment of dissolution was entered by the lower court in October of 1997 ending a 19 year marriage involving two minor children.

The husband was the primary wage earner and served 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard with the parties married for 16íé years of the husband’s military career. At the time of trial, the husband had been working for America On Line as a supervisor. The wife, age 38, was employed part-time as a realtor.

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