Legal Opinion

Young v. Young

Texas Supreme Court

Decided December 10, 1980No. B-9316PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

'GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

Two questions are presented in this cause. The first issue is whether a trial court, in making a division of the property of the parties in a divorce action, may consider that the wife has assumed the obligation of caring for the parties’ physically disabled adult son. The second question is whether, in a divorce granted on a fault basis, the trial court may consider the fault of one spouse in breaking up the marriage when making a property division.

The court of civil appeals, in reversing the judgment of the trial court, ruled that section 3.63 of the Texas Family…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Hedtke v. HedtkeTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Cockerham v. CockerhamTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Bell v. BellTexas Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Cooper v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. McKnight v. McKnightTexas Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Twyman v. TwymanTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Murff v. MurffTexas Supreme Court · 1981
  3. City of Sherman v. HenryTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Smith v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Kamp v. KampWyoming Supreme Court · 1982

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