Mays v. Mays

*122a Per Curiam. The Circuit Court for Carroll County awarded the wife in this suit for divorce and alimony a decree of divorce a vinculo and alimony of $10.00 per week. The husband appeals only from the award of alimony. His contention in brief is that the wife has net earnings of $34.25 a week, that he has trouble with his back and is unable to work much or to earn much, that he has substantial debts and few assets, and that the award is excessive.

In October, 1961, the husband went on a seventeen-day hunting trip in the mountains of West Virginia. He was accompanied on this trip by a woman with whom he admitted he was living at the time of the trial of this case, and the decree of divorce was based upon his having committed adultery with her. This was a factor which the trial court took into account in awarding alimony. The circumstances leading to the divorce and the fault which destroyed the home are among the factors which may be considered in determining the amount of alimony.

Newmeyer v. Newmeyer, 216 Md. 431 , 140 A. 2d 892 . The amount of alimony is within the sound discretion of the trial court. Gosnell v. Gosnell, 208 Md. 179 , 117 A. 2d 861 ; Gregg v. Gregg, 220 Md. 578, 583 , 155 A. 2d 500 . The husband’s financial ability and the wife’s needs are the controlling factors with regard to the amount thereof,