Preston v. Burmeister

OPINION

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

I. Introduction

This case involves the application of Florida law.1 The parties were divorced in the State of Florida on July 2, 1979. Ap-pellee Darlene Louise Burmeister filed a petition for post-divorce division of property in Denton County, Texas, on July 14, 1998, requesting a division of appellant Michael John Preston’s retirement benefits, which the Florida trial court did not address in the divorce decree. Preston challenges the Denton County trial court’s judgment granting Burmeister’s petition for post-divorce division of property. Because we determine that…