Holley v. Holley

This case is an appeal by the plaintiff from the financial portions of a judgment rendered by the trial court dissolving his marriage to the defendant, Sandra M. Holley. Although the defendant initially opposed the dissolution, the trial court found that the marriage had broken down irretrievably; that ruling has not been contested by the parties. This appeal thus concerns only the trial court’s award of alimony and counsel fees to the defendant.

The trial court’s memorandum of decision discloses the following: The parties were married on August 14, 1966, and had one minor child who was born…