13 Md. App. 608 - Verges v. Verges’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. ““It was held in Waters v. Waters, 191 Md. 436 , that in determining an award of alimony and whether, under the statute, the wife’s income ‘is insufficient to care for her needs,’ the court should consider the husband’s wealth and earning capacity, the assets and income of the wife, the station in life of the parties, their age, physical condition, and ability to work, the length of time the parties lived together, the circumstances leading up to the divorce, and the fault which destroyed the home. To the same effect, see Burton v. Burton, 253 Md. 233 ; Newmeyer v. Newmeyer, 216 Md. 431 . The husband’s overall financial ability to support (and not merely his current income), and the wife’s need for support are controlling factors. Willoughby v. Willoughby, 256 Md. 590 ; Pet v. Pet, 238 Md. 492 ; Gosnell v. Gosnell, 208 Md. 179 ; Lopez v. Lopez, 206 Md. 509 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 14 Md. App. 476 - Crandall v. Crandall