Barbieri v. Barbieri

The husband appeals, and the wife cross-appeals, from a final judgment of dissolution awarding lump sum and rehabilitative alimony and child support. We affirm.

The parties were divorced in 1989 after a 21 year marriage. At the time of the dissolution, there was one minor child remaining at home. The wife, who had spent most of the marriage as a homemaker, has now started a college program with the intent of becoming a preschool teacher. The husband is a master plumber with his own business.

The husband contests the awarding of his one-half interest in the marital home to the wife as lump sum…