Legal Opinion
Miller v. Miller
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 17, 1981No. 13433PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASLEY, Chief Justice.
In this divorce case, the trial court held the husband’s military retirement pay, earned in Texas, to be community property and awarded a portion of it to the wife, along with granting the wife alimony. The husband appeals. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The issues presented are:
1. Whether Veterans Administration (VA) compensation benefit is community property subject to division upon dissolution of marriage.
2. Whether a trial court may, in its discretion, award alimony where the sole source of funds for its payments is disability compensation benefits…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McCarty v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Hisquierdo v. HisquierdoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cearley v. CearleyTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- Fitzgerald v. FitzgeraldNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Ex Parte BursonTexas Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Espinda v. EspindaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
- Stroshine v. StroshineNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982
- Campbell v. CampbellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Hester v. HesterNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
- Parker v. ParkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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