CASPER v. CASPER


510 S.W.2d 253 (1974)

Leland Clair CASPER, Appellant, v. Omega Thompkins CASPER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing May 10, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Pelham McMurry, McMurry & Livingston, Paducah, for appellant.

Joseph S. Freeland, Paducah, for appellee.


PALMORE, Justice.

This is a divorce case practiced under KRS 403.110 et seq., the 1972 "no-fault" divorce law (c. 182, Acts of 1972). Only the husband appeals. The principal question concerns the meaning of the words, "unable to support himself through appropriate employment," as used in subsection (1) (b) of KRS 403.200, the maintenance statute. A subsidiary question is whether the amount of maintenance directed by the judgment is reasonable.

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