Opinion ID: 1870470
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Heading: Health of the Wife and her Earning Capacity

Text: By contrast, medical records from Jasper General Hospital reflect that Lucille, who is forty-one (41) years of age, has a history of chronic peptic ulcers and depression precipitated largely by her marital woes. These maladies extend back to 1978. Lucille has been hospitalized on a number of previous occasions. Lucille, who did not work prior to her separation from John, has been employed since October 3, 1988, as a nurse assistant with Conva-Rest of Newton Nursing in Newton, Mississippi. She works forty (40) hours a week at minimum wage and takes home approximately $221.00 twice a month. Her monthly income is $442.00 a month. Her adjusted gross income for the year 1989 was $7,183.00. Cf. Wood v. Wood, 495 So.2d 503, 506 (Miss. 1986). This factor also favors Lucille.