Henley v. Henley

KAROHL, Judge.

Husband appeals after trial court dissolved six year marriage. He contests the award of rehabilitative maintenance and attorney’s fees for wife.

The parties were married in 1983. Upon husband’s initiative they separated in 1989. Husband petitioned for dissolution. Wife filed a cross-petition. No children were born of the marriage.

At the time of trial husband was thirty-seven years of age. He was employed in the State of Maryland with a base salary of $46,000 per year. In addition, over a three year period, he received an annual bonus of $8,000 to $17,000. He lived in Maryland…