Haws v. Haws

OPINION

By the Court,

Batjer, J.:

Leola and William Haws were married in 1939. From 1948 until 1973 they resided in California. In 1971, Leola wrote a letter to William proposing a division of community property. She told William he could keep all the proceeds from his United Airlines pension. The couple did not separate until January, 1973, when William moved to Nevada.

On August 6, 1975, Leola commenced divorce proceedings in California. William was personally served in California on October 8, 1975. He chose not to appear in the California *729action. William had filed for a divorce in Nevada on…