Legal Opinion

Thornton v. Thornton

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided October 23, 2007No. Docket No. 270931PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FER CURIAM.

In this domestic relations action, plaintiff appeals by leave granted two orders signed by the trial court on May 23, 2006. The first order reduced plaintiffs award of spousal support and the second amended a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) to eliminate plaintiffs award of a survivor benefit under defendant’s pension plan. We conclude that the trial court improperly modified the division of property by amending the QDRO to eliminate plaintiffs survivor benefit and erred when it modified plaintiffs award of spousal support without adequate record evidence and definite…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Clark v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. Quade v. QuadeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. Bailey v. BaileyMichigan Supreme Court · 1958

3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. Pamela Liggett v. Robert SchwartzCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
  3. Ivy Alice Wimmer v. Mario Allan MontanoMichigan Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. Janet Lynn Kirk v. Mary Ann OsterbeckMichigan Court of Appeals · 2017
  5. Mary K Sutton v. James E SuttonMichigan Court of Appeals · 2020

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