Shew v. Shew

Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: In the judgment of divorce, Supreme Court ordered plaintiff to pay defendant weekly maintenance of $175 for five years and then, for the five subsequent years, weekly maintenance of $100. Defendant contends that the court abused its discretion and that she should have permanent weekly maintenance payments of $175, with upward adjustments for inflation. We *1143disagree. The court’s award reflects a consideration of the statutory factors (see, Domestic Relations Law § 236 [B] [6] [a] [1], [2], [3], [4], [8], [11]) and an appropriate balance…