Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Roberts

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided January 11, 1983No. 55069PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOOLIN, Justice:

Appellant challenges the constitutionality of 12 O.S.Supp.1979, § 1289(D)1 which makes the voluntary cohabitation of a former spouse with a member of the opposite sex a ground for reducing or terminating support alimony.

Parties were granted a divorce October 26, 1979, with appellee ordered to pay a total of $10,000.00 in support alimony in three payments: $2,000.00 at the time of the divorce decree, $3,000.00 on December 20, 1979 and $5,000.00 on or before March 26, 1980.

Appellee made the first payment on December 26,1979; he filed a motion to modify the divorce decree by…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Northrup v. NorthrupNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. Hughes v. HughesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
  3. Fisher v. FisherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
  4. Funnell v. FunnellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
  5. Poloke v. PolokeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Lucas v. LucasWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Wilson v. WilsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
  3. Spector v. SpectorNevada Supreme Court · 1996
  4. In Re KeySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
  5. Pattberg v. PattbergNew York Supreme Court · 1985

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