Dolese v. Dolese

WARD, Judge.

In this suit for divorce, Phyllis Lichtenstein Dolese appeals a judgment which denied her claim for permanent alimony. The issues presented by this appeal are whether the Trial Court erred in its findings that Francis Peter Dolese was free from fault in the breakup of the marriage and that Mrs. Dolese’s actions constituted legal fault, thus barring alimony.

Mr. and Mrs. Dolese were married on May 25, 1968 and lived together in New Orleans until Mr. Dolese left the family home on August 11, 1984. More than one year later, Mr. Dolese filed for divorce based on La.R.S. 9:301, which…