Legal Opinion · Dissent

Keffer v. Keffer

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided May 14, 1993No. S-4699Published

1Dissent

RABINOWITZ, Justice,

with whom MATTHEWS, Justice, joins dissenting.

I dissent from the majority’s adoption and application in the instant case of the line of authority holding that: “Where a support provision is an integral part of the property settlement, courts generally hold that the support provision is not subject to later modification.” My reasons are as follows:

First, the payments that Thomas was required to make to Gypsy under Section F of their dissolution agreement were in the nature of alimony payments rather than a division of property. Since the parties' dissolution agreement was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Peterson v. PetersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Hinchey v. HincheyAlaska Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Wagner v. WagnerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980

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