In re the Marriage of Hall

Wife petitions for reconsideration of our decision affirming without opinion the judgment of the trial court terminating husband’s spousal support obligation. Hall and Hall, 83 Or App 697, 733 P2d 119 (1987). We grant the petition in order to reconsider our decision in the light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bates and Bates, 303 Or 40, 733 P2d 1363 (1987), issued after our initial decision in this case. We adhere to our original decision.

Husband and wife had been married for 26 years until their divorce in 1984. At that time, husband’s gross monthly income was $3,331 and wife’s was $650.…