Lambertz v. Lambertz

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant Edwin G. Lambertz’s motion to reduce alimony payments. We reverse and remand.

Edwin and appellee Frances J. Lambertz were divorced on August 5, 1982, after thirty-two years of marriage and seven children. He was age fifty-four. She was fifty-two years old. Frances, a high school graduate, raised the children and aided the family financially by remodeling and selling their homes. Edwin was an administrator with the South Dakota Air National Guard, an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, and a real estate salesman. In 1982, at the time of trial, he…