Legal Opinion
Dwelley v. Chesterfield
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 1977No. 44174PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.
Rita E. Dwelley, petitioner, and Jack D. Chesterfield, now deceased, were divorced on February 15, 1962. As part of the property settlement, the divorce decree awarded a $10,000 Veterans Administration (VA) life insurance policy on Mr. Chesterfield's life to petitioner. The decree also required petitioner to maintain the premium payments on this policy.
On March 3, 1964, petitioner and Mr. Chesterfield entered into an agreement which partly modified their divorce decree. Under that agreement petitioner released her interest in the VA policy to Mr. Chesterfield. In return, he agreed to obtain a…
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