Crocker v. Crocker
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice.
The issues presented are: 1) whether a lump sum workers’ compensation payment is considered to be joint property for the purpose of marital property division; 2) whether social security disability payments are joint property acquired during cover-ture; and 3) whether the accrued equity in the couple’s home could be divided between the parties after the home had been awarded to the husband in the couple’s prior divorce. We find that: 1) A workers’ compensation award is marital property only to the extent to which it reimburses the couple for loss of income during the marriage.…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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