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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FOURTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 1980
JANET L. BASHAtV, )
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Appellant, ) NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES
TO FILE REHEARING PETITION
v. ) AND, IF FILED, DISPOSED OF.
)
THOMAS A. BASHAW, )
CASE NO. 79-572.
Appellee. )
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Opinion filed April 30, 1980
Appeal from the Circuit
Court for St. Lucie County;
G. Kendall Sharp, Judge.
J. Michael Brennan of
Brennan and Muschott, Fort _
Pierce, for appellant.
P.oger N. .Messer of Richard
D. Sneed, Jr., P.A., Fort
Pierce, for appellee. `
L TTS, C.J.
The reversible error in this appeal revolves around
a marriage of 23 years duration, two children, a husband
earning between $500 and $600 a week and a wife yarning
approximately $100 a week. Notwithstanding,only rehabilita-
tive alimony of $312.50 a month for two years was awarded.
toe reverse.
The above facts bring this case squarely within our
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holding in McAllister v. McAllister, 345 So.2d 352 (Fla. ~
4th DCA 1977) and ~•~e are of the opinion that permanent
alifiony should have been awarded. Moreover, as we indicated
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in both McCloskey v. McCloskey, 359 So.2d 494 (Fla. 4th DCA
1978) and West v. t9est, 345 So.2d 756 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977)
there is little reason to suppose that this wife will be sub-
stantially better able to support herself t~•o years from now
than at present. This being so, the award should be permanent
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