Kennedy v. Kennedy

This is a divorce case. The present sole issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding periodic alimony to the wife. The decision of the trial court is affirmed.

Viewing the record with the attendant presumptions, the following pertinent evidence was presented: The parties had been married for twenty-nine years. Two children, both now apparently adults, were born of the marriage.

The wife completed the tenth grade in school. She never worked during the marriage, except when she occasionally assisted the husband, who is a brick mason. She has no formal job training. She now…