Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 26, 1981No. 9225PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Janis Pierce Wilson brings this appeal from a take-nothing summary judgment rendered in her action to recover funds held by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to her ex-husband’s account and assigned to her by a property settlement agreement incorporated in a divorce decree. Because the attempted assignment violates the law, we affirm.

Ms. Wilson and Charles Edward Wilson, Jr., were married in 1956. In September of 1964, Mr. Wilson became, and remains, a member of the Texas Teacher Retirement System. A 22 January 1979 decree of divorce dissolved the marriage of the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Lewis v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1947
  3. Texas Employers' Ins. v. TaborTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
  4. Wyss v. BookmanTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
  5. Gorman v. GauseTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Lloyd's of London v. Walker, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
  2. Flynn Bros., Inc. v. First Medical Associates, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
  3. Hi-Line Electric Company v. Dowco Electrical ProductsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Buck v. Rogers, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1986
  5. Klise v. KliseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984

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