Legal Opinion
Dugan v. Childers
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 12, 2001No. Record 000023PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CFÜEF JUSTICE CARRICO
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this equity proceeding, Bobbie M. Dugan (Bobbie), former spouse of Marvin E. Childers (Marvin), a retired member of the United States Army, seeks to impose a constructive trust upon survivor benefits received by Helen I. Childers (Helen), Marvin’s surviving spouse. From a final decree granting summary judgment in favor of Helen, we awarded Bobbie this appeal.
It appears from the record that Bobbie and Marvin were married July 29, 1951. He retired from the United States Army on July 28, 1975, naming Bobbie as the recipient of his…
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