Tann v. Tann

On this appeal by the wife from a decree dissolving the marriage of the parties the only issue is the amount and duration of the alimony which the trial judge ordered be paid her by the husband.

The parties had been married over 30 years at the time of the dissolution. Prior to the decree they had been separated for approximately five years, during which time the husband had been paying $180 per month to the wife for her support.

Both parties had worked for many years. The husband is 54 years old, an employe of the postal department, and earns $10,400 annually with at least small annual…