Permanent alimony; enforcement; retention of dower

§ 16–912. Permanent alimony; enforcement; retention of dowerWhen a divorce is granted to the wife, the court may decree her permanent alimony sufficient for her support and that or any minor children whom the court assigns to her care, and secure and enforce the payment of the alimony in the manner prescribed by section 16–911, and may, if it seems appropriate, retain to the wife her right of dower in the husband’s estate; and the court may, in similar circumstances, retain to the husband his right of dower in the wife’s estate.