Rodriguez v. Rodriguez

OPINION

By the Court,

Agosti, J.:

In this appeal we are asked if marital misconduct may be considered in determining an award of alimony.

Appellant Glenda M. Rodriguez and respondent Antonio Rodriguez were married on September 10, 1973. Antonio filed for divorce on September 21, 1994. The matter proceeded to trial in January 1996. At the time of trial, Antonio was the catering director for the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, earning at least $75,000.00 a year. Glenda was employed as a high school hall monitor for the Clark County School District. She earned $10.11 per hour and worked thirty-five hours…