Towner v. Towner

OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

This case presents for review the modification by the trial court of its decree granting a divorce and approving a property settlement agreement entered into by the parties, which modification, after further revision by the Court of Appeals, was affirmed. This Court concludes that the original decree of the trial court was not subject to modification.

The parties divorced after 16 years of marriage, during which time they accumulated certain real and personal property. The appellant, Mr. Towner, was a career soldier in the United States Army. At the time of the…