Legal Opinion

Caughron v. Caughron

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided February 3, 1988No. 15557PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENDERSON, Justice.

Appellant Nancy J. Caughron (Nancy) appeals from the circuit court’s Judgment and Decree of Divorce filed September 30, 1986. Appellee is James A. Caughron (Jim). Essentially, the appeal stems from a claim of abuse of discretion because of a failure to divide marital assets (as several assets were not included) and failure to award alimony to Nancy. We reverse.

FACTS

Nancy and Jim were married on September 15, 1957, and subsequently had three children, none of whom were minors at the time of divorce. Nancy is forty-four years old and in good health. She has a high school…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Malcolm v. MalcolmSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Herndon v. HerndonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Guindon v. GuindonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Tesch v. TeschSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Cole v. ColeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Grode v. GrodeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Christians v. ChristiansSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Ryken v. RykenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Endres v. EndresSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Midzak v. MidzakSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005

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