Legal Opinion · Dissent

Nantz v. Nantz

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided February 3, 1988No. 62029Published

1Dissent

OPALA, Justice,

with whom SIMMS, KAUGER and SUMMERS, JJ., join, dissenting.

The court today 1) sanctions judicial modification of support alimony obligations on grounds not authorized by law at the time of the monetary award’s adjudication and 2) holds free from constitutional infirmity the terms of 12 O.S.Supp.1987 § 1289(G), *1142enacted after this appeal was lodged,1 which provide that the “voluntary cohabitation” ground for alimony modification allowed by § 1289(D)2 are to be given retrospective effect. It is my view that, like other money judgments, support alimony awards — both as to accrued…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Tweedy v. Oklahoma Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
  2. Maule v. Independent School District No. 9Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
  3. Timmons v. Royal Globe Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
  4. Jones v. FreemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
  5. Mayhue v. MayhueSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985

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