Legal Opinion
Templeton v. Templeton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 26, 1982No. 54160PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
The dispositive issue presented is whether property, purchased by the wife with inherited funds, may be subjected to property division in a divorce proceeding.
When Sonja and Ronald Templeton were married, she owned the Strathmore Apartments in Los Angeles, California, in partnership with her brother. Her share of the apartments had been purchased with funds she inherited from her parents, and none of Ronald’s funds were ever expended on the Strathmore Apartments. Sonja ultimately purchased her brother’s share in the apartment units and the Strathmore Apartments dramatically…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Moyers v. MoyersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
- Longmire v. LongmireSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
- Kirkland v. KirklandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1971
- Armstrong v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Thielenhaus v. ThielenhausSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Ford v. FordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
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- Barnett v. BarnettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Mothershed v. MothershedSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
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