Legal Opinion
Royalty v. Royalty
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 2008No. WD 68718PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.
Samuel Royalty appeals the circuit court’s judgment that calls for modification of the qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) which was entered as part of his 1998 dissolution of marriage from Opal Royalty. We affirm.
Background
Samuel Royalty (Samuel) and Opal Royalty (Opal) 1 were married in January 1970. Their marriage was dissolved by decree dated June 16, 1998. As part of the dissolution, the parties entered into a “Marital Settlement Agreement,” which was incorporated into the judgment.
The settlement agreement addressed the distribution of the couple’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Brooks v. BrooksSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
- Marriage of Lynch v. LynchMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Eveland v. EvelandMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
- Wood v. WoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
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3Cited by6 opinions
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