In re the Marriage of Overby

Wife appeals from a dissolution judgment seeking an increase in the amount of spousal support. The trial court awarded her $200 per month. On de novo review, we modify the award.

The parties were married for 24 years. Husband is 50 and wife is 49. They were separated for four and one-half years at the end of the marriage. The separation began when wife moved from the marital home to care for her son from a former marriage, who was dying of cancer. After he died a year later, wife began to suffer serious mental problems and has been under psychiatric care for the last few years. She has been in…