Legal Opinion
Christian v. Christian
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 21, 2016No. S16F1160PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
On February 22, 2006, after 13 years of marriage, appellant Carla Graves Christian (Wife) and appellee Ben Christian, Jr. (Husband) signed a Separation Agreement. The agreement was approved by the trial court in December 2008. Wife filed a complaint for divorce in March 2013. In October 2014, she filed a motion for partial summary judgment asking the trial court to rule that Paragraph VII of the Separation Agreement entitled her to one-half of Husband’s retirement, 401(k), and other employment benefits as valued on the date of the divorce. Paragraph VII says in full:
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