Legal Opinion
Spady v. Graves
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1989No. TC 146,028, 85-0620; CA A39044; SC S35356PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarson, J.
In these consolidated foreclosure suits, the ultimate issue is the priority of interests in certain real property. To address that issue, we must determine whether a circuit court has the authority to modify a property division from an earlier dissolution decree.
The 23-year marriage of Irene Spady and Donald Graves ended in divorce in 1976. The dissolution decree incorporated a “Property Settlement Agreement” that required Graves to pay child and spousal support and awarded the family residence to Spady. The Property Settlement Agreement also provided that, if Spady remarried and sold the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Prime v. PrimeOregon Supreme Court · 1943
- High v. DavisOregon Supreme Court · 1978
- Landigan v. MayerOregon Supreme Court · 1898
- Garner v. GarnerOregon Supreme Court · 1948
- Belt Et Ux. v. MatsonOregon Supreme Court · 1926
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Akins v. VermastCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1997
- In re the Marriage of HutchinsonCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2003
- Menten and DeatherageCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2020
- In re the Marriage of ChesterCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2001
- In re the Marriage of SauverCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2004
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