Legal Opinion
Allgood v. Allgood
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 24, 1981No. 53024PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice:
The situation is not new: an alimony-receiving ex-wife living with her boyfriend. But the question presented is unique to this Court and undoubtedly has been pondered by alimony-paying ex-husbands since time immemorial. The question: should alimony for support be ended when an ex-spouse (wife in this case) cohabits with another man on a permanent basis, but chooses not to marry him? Is such a living arrangement an affront to public policy, or a fraud on the court, to demand retribution by terminating the alimony? We say not.
The Allgoods were divorced in Lawton in 1975, with…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cole v. ColeIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Stanfield v. StanfieldSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Garlinger v. GarlingerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1975
- Stuart v. StuartSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Gilcrease v. GilcreaseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Brown v. Founders Bank and Trust Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Wilson v. Al McCord Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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