Legal Opinion
Clifton v. Clifton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 18, 1990No. 70357PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice:
The dispositive question presented on certiorari is whether, pursuant to 12 O.S. Supp.1987 § 1289(F),1 a post-decree property settlement can be modified to award to the wife a proportionate share of military retirement benefits earned by the husband during the marriage. We find that, in the absence of fraud, a property settlement award, as opposed to an award for support alimony, cannot be modified in a post-decretal hearing. The wife relies on Nantz v. Nantz, 749 P.2d 1137, 1141 (Okla. 1988), in which we held that 12 O.S. Supp. 1987 § 1289(D) and (E) could be applied…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- McCarty v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Fuller v. OdomSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Ledbetter v. Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- AMF Tubescope Company v. HatchelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Cowart v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
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3Cited by77 opinions
- Keating v. EdmondsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Oklahoma Ass'n for Equitable Taxation v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Rodgers v. HigginsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- City of Bethany v. Public Employees Relations BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- McSorley v. Hertz Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
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