Stephenson v. Stephenson

The husband appeals the trial court’s order denying his petition for modification of alimony payments. We affirm.

The parties were divorced by final decree entered on March 18, 1970. The decree provided the husband would pay, during his life, $675.00 each month for the wife’s support and maintenance. At the time of the divorce, the husband earned $40,000 per year. The wife was not employed.

On February 6, 1980, the husband petitioned for modification asserting he had just entered private medical practice and that his wife was now employed and earning $13,000 per year. On January 21, 1981, the…