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W and Harry (H) were married for 22 years. H worked as a crane operator earning approximately $120,000 per year in gross salary, including regular overtime, or approximately $7,800 per month net of taxes and other mandated deductions. After their child completed the first grade, W returned to work and earned approximately $13,000 to $14,000 per year working at various part-time jobs. In 1989, W began attending Rutgers University and earned her undergraduate degree in 1995. She earned approximately $6,000 a year while going to school. W enrolled in law school and obtained a law degree in 1998. She incurred $100,000 in debt and did not work. W failed the bar 3 times, and while earning $33,000 at a law firm, she was terminated. W rented an apartment for work. During the marriage, H worked approximately eighty to ninety hours per week. At the time of trial, he earned $25 per hour but claimed that the mental and physical stress of the job has started to take a toll on his health. The judge found that this was a long-term marriage, and there was a substantial disparity between the parties' incomes. The judge ordered limited duration alimony in the amount of $200 per week for a period of five years 'to enable W to establish herself as an attorney.' The judge also ordered that the award is to be reviewed in two years. W appealed.

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