Legal Opinion

In Re Marriage of Dougall

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided December 18, 2013No. 2 CA-CV 2013-0056PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

VÁSQUEZ, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 In this domestic-relations case, appellant Richard Dougall appeals from the trial court’s post-dissolution-decree order for the payment of spousal maintenance arrearages to appellee Myrna Dougall and the denial of his subsequent motion for reconsideration challenging that order. The issue presented here is whether AR.S. § 25-530 precludes a trial court from considering Veterans Administration (VA) disability benefits as income in determining the payment of arrearages on an award of spousal maintenance. We hold a court may consider such benefits in making…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Mansell v. MansellSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Rose v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Canon School District No. 50 v. W.E.S. Construction Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Edwards v. YoungArizona Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Cockerham v. ZikratchArizona Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sandra Howell v. John HowellArizona Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Yee v. YeeCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2021
  3. Kostadinova v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2018
  4. State v. McEvoyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2019

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