Burke v. Burke

BARHAM, Judge.

From judgment on a rule awarding $200.00 per month alimony pendente lite for the plaintiff wife and $375.00 per month for the support of three children, and an additional alimony award of $253.18 per month, which represents the mortgage note payment on the home, plaintiff has appealed, assigning as error that the defendant’s ability to pay and plaintiff’s needs justified a larger award. At the time of the trial on the rule the husband was earning approximately $1,700.00 per month and the total award made by the lower court for alimony for the wife and support of the children is…