DE MELLO v. DE MELLO

No. 7809.

646 P.2d 409 (1982)

Barbara Jean DE MELLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Earl DE MELLO, Defendant-Appellee.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

June 9, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lionel D. Meyer, Nakasato & Meyer, Hilo, for plaintiff-appellant.

Andrew P. Wilson, Hilo, for defendant-appellee.

Before BURNS, C.J., HEEN, J., and CHUN, Circuit Judge, assigned by reason of vacancy.


BURNS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Barbara Jean De Mello (Barbara) appeals the lower court's refusal to award her one-half of defendant Earl De Mello's (Earl) workers' compensation benefits, its refusal to award her spousal support and attorney's fees and costs at the trial level, and its award of only $250 for costs and fees on appeal. We affirm.

Barbara and Earl were married on April 29, 1961. They had four children: Earl, born May 13, 1962; Derrick, born August...

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