Legal Opinion
Kirksey v. Teachers' Retirement System
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 3, 1983No. 39700PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Presiding Justice.
The decedent, Douglas Leon Kirksey, enrolled in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Georgia (TRS) in 1965. At that time, he executed a document designating his father, A. L. Kirksey, as the beneficiary of survivor’s benefits. In 1966, Douglas married Sheila Kirksey, and they had two children, Stacey and Brannon. Douglas died in 1980, without having changed his designation of his father as the beneficiary of survivor’s benefits under TRS.
Subsequent to Mr. Kirksey’s death, his wife and their two minor children filed a petition for year’s support in the Probate Court…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ridgway v. RidgwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Nuckolls v. MerrittSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Fowler v. FowlerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976
- Guest v. StoneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Tyson v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re Estate of LongCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- King v. Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Coleman v. Hainlen (In Re Hainlen)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · 2007
- Candies v. HulseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2004