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Farris v. Thomas

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 13, 1988No. Civ. 6421Published

1Opinion of the Court

INGRAM, Judge.

Appellant Gerald Farris (husband) appeals from a judgment construing a Texas divorce decree in favor of his former wife, Dorothy Farris (wife). The husband contends that the wife is not entitled to a proportional share of his military retirement pension.

The Farrises were married in 1958. Their married life was spent at various military stations after he entered the military (Army) in 1962. They obtained a divorce while stationed in Texas in October 1978, after 20 years of marriage. The decree awarded the wife a proportional share of his military retirement pension. The husband…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. McCarty v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Cearley v. CearleyTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,575 in Re Richard Laverne Chandler, Debtor. Richard Laverne Chandler v. Rachel ChandlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  4. McBride v. McBrideCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  5. Gordon v. Gordon, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983

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