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IN RE MARRIAGE OF DOWD v. DOWD

No. 91-1750.

167 Wis.2d 409 (1992)

481 N.W.2d 504

IN RE the MARRIAGE OF: James DOWD, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Ellen DOWD, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 26, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the brief of Robert J. LaBelle and Roland J. Steinle, Jr. of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Kathleen A. Olk and John C. Curran, Curran Law Offices of Waukesha.

Before Brown, Anderson and Sundby, JJ.

ANDERSON, J.

Ellen Dowd appeals from an order reducing maintenance payments to her from $500 to $150 a month. Because we conclude that this was an abuse of discretion, we reverse the trial court.

Ellen and James were married in 1960 and divorced in 1984. The judgment of divorce resulted in the children residing with James. At the time of the divorce, James' annual income was $62,250 and Ellen's annual income was zero. The parties stipulated that James was...

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