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Hodge v. Hodge

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

520 A.2d 15 (Pa. 1986)

Family Law
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While Dr. Hodge (plaintiff) attended medical school, Mrs. Hodge (defendant) worked to financially support the family; after Dr. Hodge filed for divorce, the trial court awarded Mrs. Hodge $100 per week in alimony for 14 years, reasoning that equity required Dr. Hodge to bear economic responsibility for her earlier sacrifices, and the appellate court affirmed.

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Whether the primary purpose of alimony is to provide the receiving spouse with sufficient income to obtain the necessities of life, rather than to reimburse that spouse for past marital contributions.

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