It is undisputed that the plaintiff is an executive with substantial assets and earnings approaching $100,000. The defendant wife is not employed and has been for 27 years of the marriage a full-time housewife and mother. Section 236 of the Domestic Relations Law is clear that alimony shall be awarded "as, in the court's discretion, justice requires, having regard to the length of time of the marriage, the ability of the wife to be self-supporting, the circumstances of the...
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