Parker v. Parker

The issue in this divorce case is whether the trial court abused its discretion in making its alimony and child support award, division of the parties’ property, and in denying the defendant’s motion for temporary support. We affirm.

The parties were married in 1966. They have two children, who were ten and twelve years old at the time of the divorce decree. The plaintiff, an electrician, had been the parties’ main source of support during the fourteen years of their marriage. At the time of the divorce hearing, his monthly net income was approximately $1,780, barring decreases due to…