Legal Opinion
United States v. Stelter
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 22, 1977No. 6586PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARD, Justice.
This is a garnishment proceeding where summary judgment was granted against the United States as garnishee. The question to be determined is if the ex-wife in a Texas divorce, who has been awarded a portion of the military retirement pay of her ex-husband as her share of the community property, can garnish the United States under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 659. We affirm.
On November 16, 1973, Dorothy M. Stel-ter secured a divorce from Robert W. Stel-ter in the District Court in El Paso. The Court found that the parties had been married for fourteen years, during all of which time the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hedtke v. HedtkeTexas Supreme Court · 1923
- Busby v. BusbyTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- In the Matter of Roy Stewart Nunnally, Bankrupt. Mary Elizabeth Nunnally, Appellant-Cross v. Roy Stewart Nunnally, Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Morrison v. MorrisonDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1976
- Piro v. PiroCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Hisquierdo v. HisquierdoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- HCA Health Services of Midwest, Inc. v. National Bank of CommerceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- United States v. StelterTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Davidson Texas, Inc. v. GarciaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
- United States Department of the Air Force v. WilhelmCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
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