TONJES v. TONJES


24 Wis.2d 120 (1964)

TONJES, Appellant, v. TONJES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

June 2, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by James R. Mattison and Becker, Kinnel, Doucette & Mattison, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by James R. Mattison.

For the respondent there was a brief by Welsh, Trowbridge, Bills, Planert & Gould of Green Bay, and oral argument by Fred N. Trowbridge.


WILKIE, J.

The sole question presented on this appeal concerns alimony. The issue may be framed more precisely as follows: When a wife has demonstrated living expenses of $600 per month as being necessary to maintain the economic and social status to which she had become accustomed during a marriage of twenty-two years, did the trial court abuse its discretion in determining that alimony payments of $150 per month are adequate in light of (1) a division of estate...

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