Legal Opinion
Bogan v. Bogan
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 8, 2001No. E1998-00060-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 326 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, J.
in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and E. RILEY ANDERSON, J., joined.
The sole question in this appeal is whether an obligor’s retirement constitutes a substantial and material change in circumstances so as to permit modification of a spousal support obligation. The trial court held that the obligor’s retirement did constitute a substantial and material change in circumstances, but the Court of Appeals reversed, finding that because the retirement was voluntary and foreseeable, the obligor could not seek modification of the original alimony award. We granted permission to appeal and…
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