Legal Opinion

Reed Estate v. Reed

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided June 23, 2011No. Docket No. 297528PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TALBOT, EJ.

Mae Lynn Reed (Reed) challenges the enforcement of the pension benefits waiver provision in her divorce judgment. Specifically, Reed contests the trial court’s order that she turn over the proceeds she received from the retirement account’s plan administrator to the estate of her late ex-husband; Daren Reed (the decedent). We affirm.

The following undisputed facts are provided for both background and perspective. The parties were married on August 23, 2002. The complaint for divorce filed by Daren Reed indicated the parties ceased their cohabitation in November 2003. The summons was…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Wood v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance ExchangeMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for DuPont Savings & Investment PlanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Alan Custom Homes, Inc v. KrolMichigan Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. Burton v. Reed City Hospital Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Sweebe v. SweebeMichigan Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  4. Hantz Financial Services, Inc. v. American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016
  5. CSX Transportation, Inc. v. BenoreDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2015

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