Legal Opinion
Cady v. Cady
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 15, 1978No. 48,693PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Owsley, J.:
This is a declaratory judgment action brought to construe the provisions of K.S.A. 1972 Supp. 60-1610(fc) (now K.S.A. 60-1610[c]). The issue is whether a spouse has a species of common or co-ownership in property held in the name of the other spouse before a judgment in a divorce action divides the property.
John J. Cady, plaintiff, and Lowanda B. Cady, defendant, were married in 1956. On February 28, 1973, they were divorced. The decree of divorce incorporated an executed property settlement agreement which determined alimony and a division…
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