Legal Opinion

Clifton v. Clifton

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 18, 1990No. 70357Published

1Opinion of the Court

801 P.2d 693 (1990)

Catherine L. CLIFTON, Appellee/Petitioner,

v.

Homer R. CLIFTON, Appellant/Respondent.

No. 70357.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

September 18, 1990.

Rehearing Denied December 4, 1990.

Paul G. Smith, Norman, for appellee/petitioner.

Jack Dempsey Pointer, Jr., Oklahoma City, for appellant/respondent.

KAUGER, Justice:

The dispositive question presented on certiorari is whether, pursuant to 12 O.S. Supp. 1987 § 1289(F),[1] a post-decree property settlement can be modified to award to the wife a proportionate share of military retirement benefits earned by the husband during the marriage. We…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. McCarty v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Fuller v. OdomSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
  4. Ledbetter v. Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
  5. AMF Tubescope Company v. HatchelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976

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