Hoffman v. Hoffman

CROW, Presiding Judge.

James Lee Hoffman (“Jay”)1 appeals from a judgment dissolving his marriage to Stephanie Hoffman (“Stephanie”). The judgment, inter alia, ordered Jay to pay Stephanie maintenance of $325 per month for thirty-six months. Jay insists this court should reverse that award.

The parties married October 29, 1992. The union produced no offspring; however, Stephanie is the mother of a child “from a prior relationship.”2 The parties separated October 31,1996.

Stephanie presented evidence that her “take home earnings” were $927.85 per month. She is an emergency medical technician and,…