In this case, the parties were married for twenty-four years. Wife, with her income from her job at the bank, supported the family when husband was between jobs. Early in the marriage, husband was between jobs on a regular basis. The trial court found wife's post-separation adultery did not contribute to the dissolution of the marriage. Husband's admitted adultery occurred on or about the date of the parties' separation.
Husband has greater earning capacity than wife.
While husband testified his income was approximately the same as wife's, he is a fifty percent shareholder in a corporation that was able to retain earnings of over one million dollars. We find the trial court considered the parties' respective degrees of fault and their relative economic situations in finding that a denial of spousal support to wife because of her post-separation adultery would be manifestly unjust. The evidence supports the award of support. For these reasons, we affirm the trial court's determination that wife is entitled to spousal support but reverse and remand the amount of the award for determination based on the parties' current circumstances. Affirmed, in part, and reversed and remanded, in part.