Hester

Henry Hester, defendant, appeals from an order of March 18, 1968, which continued in effect a permanent alimony provision of $700 per month in the interlocutory decree of divorce.

The interlocutory judgment of divorce of January 6, 1967, based upon an oral stipulation of the parties, provided in part: “It Is Further Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that defendant shall pay to plaintiff as and for her support and maintenance the sum of $700.00 per month commencing on the 14th day of December 14 [szc], 1966, and continuing at equal monthly periods to and including July 14, 1967. Commencing on the 14th day of August, 1967, defendant’s obligation for alimony to the plaintiff shall be reduced to $1.00 per year.

“The Court specifically reserves jurisdiction to alter, modify or terminate said support payments upon proper showing first having been made to the Court herein.”

Defendant was ordered to pay additionally $125 per month for support of each of three children of the 20-year marriage, then aged 15, 13 and 12 years, of whom the two younger were girls.

Plaintiff received the use of a home, encumbrances on which at $250 per month were to be paid by her. Should she remarry or…