Trope v. Trope

This appeal is by the former husband from two of the financial provisions of a final judgment of divorce. The appellee wife sued for and obtained a divorce upon the ground of extreme cruelty. The record reveals that full financial disclosure was made and that based thereupon the wife was awarded alimony of $500 per week. Expert testimony was received and ap-pellee’s last counsel was awarded a fee of $7,500. It is these two provisions of the judgment which are alleged to be erroneous.

Appellant’s first point is directed to the award of alimony. He urges that the award constitutes an abuse of…