Tracey v. Tracey

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

This case involves an award of indefinite alimony and presents the primary question of whether, in computing the award, the trial court erred in disregarding a spouse’s wages from a part-time job in addition to her income from regular, full-time work.

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Robert Lester Tracey and Ruth Marie Tracey sought to end their marriage of twenty-six years. On December 17, 1990, the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Wolff, J.) granted the parties an absolute divorce based on a voluntary separation which had continued uninterrupted for more than the twelve months required by statute.…