Modisett v. McPike

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• holding that amendments to alimony statute would apply only to orders based upon divorce decrees entered on or after the effective date of the amendments
• holding rehabilitative principle of alimony not controlling when supported spouse suffers from ill health and is not capable of earning income
• finding that spouse suffering from progressive debilitating illness with “little hope for an independent lifestyle” justified request for extension of alimony
• holding new statute applicable only prospectively

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