Sutherland v. Sutherland

RAY, Justice.

This is a suit brought under the Texas Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act seeking to vacate, annul, or hold void a portion of a divorce decree. Vernon D. Sutherland, appellant (plaintiff), brought suit against appellee (defendant), Hazel Joyce Sutherland, appellant’s former wife, alleging that the trial court did not have power to treat future Fleet Reserve Retainer pay as property subject to partition under the previously entered divorce decree. Appellant requested the court to set aside or enjoin enforcement of those portions of the divorce decree which had awarded appellee…