Legal Opinion

Dorsey v. Dorsey

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided August 25, 2016No. Case Number: 113234PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT D. BELL, PRESIDING JUDGE:

T1 In this divorcee proceeding, Petitioner/Appellant, Roy Paul Dorsey (Husband), appeals from the trial court's award of an indefinite amount of support alimony to Respondent/Appellee, Betty Lillian Dorsey *1086(Wife). Husband also appeals the trial court's alimony in lieu of property division award to Wife in the amount of $294,000.00. Finding the amount of both awards was an abuse of discretion, we reverse and remand the support alimony award and the alimony in Hieu of property award for further proceedings.

T2 Husband and Wife were married for thirty-eight (88)…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Traczyk v. TraczykSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
  2. McLaughlin v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
  3. Travis v. TravisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
  4. D.H. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
  5. Younge v. YoungeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002

3Cited by1 opinion

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