Wright v. Wright

FERGUSON, Judge.

This appeal by the wife and cross-appeal of the husband are from a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. Two of the wife’s points on appeal have merit: (1) the court abused its discretion in denying her an award of alimony; and (2) the husband should have been required to pay medical expenses incurred by her during the course of the marriage. On cross-appeal, the husband challenges the court’s award of attorney’s fees to the wife.

The parties were married in September, 1983. At the time of the marriage, Kathleen was recently divorced after twenty-three years of marriage.…