Legal Opinion

Mosley v. Mosley

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 4, 1985PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWERTON, Judge.

Opal Mosley appeals from a portion of the decree dissolving her marriage with Edwin Mosley, which held that she had no marital interest in his ongoing workers’ compensation award and that she was not entitled to receive maintenance. We conclude that ongoing workers’ compensation benefits, which have not been received pri- or to the dissolution of the marriage, are not marital property subject to division. We further determine that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Opal maintenance. Therefore, we affirm the decree.

The parties were married for approximately…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dawson v. Garcia, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984
  2. Quiggins v. QuigginsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1982
  3. Johnson v. JohnsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1982

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Weisfeld v. WeisfeldSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Queen v. QueenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
  3. Holman v. HolmanKentucky Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Weakley v. WeakleyKentucky Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Cummings v. CummingsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988

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