Keffer v. Keffer
Alaska Supreme Court
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
- Peterson v. PetersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
- Hinchey v. HincheyAlaska Supreme Court · 1986
- Wagner v. WagnerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980