The applicant wife sought a divorce and ongoing spousal support, while the respondent husband sought to terminate spousal support and child support for their two adult children.
The court found that the wife had been fully compensated for economic disadvantages arising from the marriage and had made no conscientious effort to become self-sufficient despite receiving support for over 20 years.
Spousal support was terminated.
Child support for the older child was terminated retroactively to the completion of her undergraduate degree, while child support for the younger child was reinstated to allow him to complete his college studies.
The court declined to order a retroactive repayment of child support to the husband to avoid undue hardship.
