Tirado v. Tirado

In this appeal from the judgment dissolving the marriage of the parties, the plaintiff challenges the court’s award of lump sum alimony and attorney’s fees to the defendant.

The facts are not in dispute. The parties married on June 2, 1940. Two children who are issue of the marriage and who lived with and were brought up by the defendant have since reached their majority. The plaintiff spent most of his career doing maintenance work for his stepfather and making deliveries for his stepfather’s oil business. The plaintiff retired in 1983. The defendant worked in a factory throughout her career *42a…