Legal Opinion

Burrows v. Burrows

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided November 29, 1994No. 82913PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAUGER, Justice:

The dispositive issue presented on certio-rari is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of a father who claimed a homestead exemption in defending an action for fraudulent conveyance to prevent the collection of past-due alimony and child support. We find that, under the facts presented here, the father’s attempt to convey property subject to a homestead exemption to avoid payment of past-due support alimony and child support may be fraudulent pursuant to 24 O.S.1991 § 116.1

FACTS

In November of 1983, Edwin Burrows (the father) married LaDonna Lea…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Pettis v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
  2. Buckner v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
  3. Palm Beach Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. FishbeinSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  4. Peters v. Golden Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
  5. Denzer v. PrendergastSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Board of Governors of Registered DentistsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
  2. Dwyer v. CempellinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  3. Shamban v. MasidloverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
  4. State ex rel. Department of Human Services ex rel. Jones v. BaggettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
  5. Johnson v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002

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