Legal Opinion

Bart Dalton v. Carol Dalton

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 29, 2018No. 17-0155PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Justice Boyd delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, Justice Johnson, Justice Guzman, Justice Devine, Justice Brown, and Justice Blacklock joined.

1Opinion of the Court

This appeal challenges trial-court orders enforcing an agreed spousal-support obligation. An Oklahoma court first entered an order approving and incorporating the parties' agreements. When the husband later filed for divorce in Texas, the wife filed the Oklahoma order in the Texas court. The Texas court granted the divorce, incorporating the parties' agreements as approved in the Oklahoma order, and later issued various post-divorce orders to enforce the former husband's obligations. The former husband argues that the court cannot enforce his spousal-support obligation by wage withholding or…

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2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. In Re BurrusSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Hisquierdo v. HisquierdoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Baker v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Sistare v. SistareSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  5. Boggs v. BoggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Hira Azhar v. Mohammad Ali ChoudhriTexas Supreme Court · 2026
  5. In Re Juan Oltivero v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2025

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