Davis v. Davis

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• concluding that though courts are prohibited from dividing veterans’ disability benefits as marital property, “if an inequity arises in an individual case, the trial court can resolve the problem ... by making an appropriate award of spousal support and/or marital property”
• noting that, although VA disability benefits were not divisible as property, courts could resolve an inequitable property division with a spousal support award
• noting that, although VA disability benefits were not divisible as property, courts could resolve an inequitable property division with a spousal-support award
• “[W]e recognize the potential for inequity to the former spouse, but conclude that the wording of [the USFSPA] evidences an intention on the part of Congress to make these [disability] payments solely for the use of the disabled veteran.”

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Cited by

20 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Steiner v. Steiner
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2001-06-28· cited 71×
• In Re the Marriage of Kraft
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-07-23· cited 70×
• Age v. Age
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2011-02-04· cited 55×
• Hisgen v. Hisgen
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1996-10-09· cited 43×
• Youngbluth v. Youngbluth
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 2010-05-28· cited 33×
• Waggoner v. Waggoner
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1992-12-17· cited 30×
• Holman v. Holman
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2002-06-13· cited 23×
• McMahan v. McMahan
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1990-10-02· cited 22×
• Marriage of Strong v. Strong
  Montana Supreme Court· 2000-07-06· cited 17×
• Urbaniak v. Urbaniak
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2011-12-07· cited 17×
• Smith v. Smith
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2014-05-23· cited 17×
• Overstreet v. Overstreet
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2003-12-12· cited 14×
• In Re the Marraige of Morales
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2009-08-05· cited 13×
• In Re the Marriage of Murphy
  Montana Supreme Court· 1993-11-02· cited 10×
• Keith v. Keith
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2018-07-27· cited 9×
• Perez v. Perez
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2005-03-22· cited 5×
• Lykins v. Lykins
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2000-11-17· cited 4×
• Hutton v. Hutton
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2003-10-23· cited 1×
• Kenneth K. Steiner, Jr. v. Grace Frost Steiner
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-06-28
• In re Marriage of Nielsen
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2003-07-11

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Mansell v. Mansell
  Supreme Court· 1989-05-30· cited 626×
• Ex Parte Burson
  Texas Supreme Court· 1981-04-22· cited 62×
• Repash v. Repash
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1987-04-17· cited 21×
• Campbell v. Campbell
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1985-08-21· cited 19×
• Newman v. Newman
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1980-02-12· cited 19×
• In Re Marriage of Costo
  California Court of Appeal· 1984-05-31· cited 15×
• In Re Marriage of Mastropaolo
  California Court of Appeal· 1985-04-15· cited 13×
• Jones v. Jones
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1984-12-06· cited 12×
• Spratling v. Spratling
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1986-12-12· cited 9×
• King v. King
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1986-03-03· cited 6×
• Conroy v. Conroy
  Tex. App. Ct., 8th Dist. (El Paso)· 1986-03-05· cited 6×
• In Re Marriage of Daniels
  California Court of Appeal· 1986-10-31· cited 5×
• West v. West
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1987-09-11· cited 5×