Legal Opinion
In Re Marriage of Woodson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 14, 2003No. SC 84131PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUANE BENTON, Judge.
Dennis E. Woodson claims that the circuit court should have divided the teacher retirement benefits of his spouse, Belinda U. Woodson, that accrued during their marriage. Husband attacks the validity of section 169.572 RSMo 2000 1 as applied to a teacher also covered by social security. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. S. Wife cross-appeals the overall division of property. Affirmed.
I
The trial court found that Wife’s public school retirement system benefits are non-divisible, nonmarital property, pursuant to section 169.572:
1. No court shall divide or set aside any federal old-age,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by12 opinions
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