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· 6/3/1986

Matter of Marriage of Swan and Swan

Citations

  • 720 P.2d 747
  • 301 Or. 167
  • 1986 Ore. LEXIS 1154

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that family courts cannot consider the social security benefits of either spouse when dividing marital property
  • holding that family courts cannot consider the social security benefits of either spouse when dividing marital property
  • holding that Hisquierdo and McCarty prohibit consideration of federal benefits in equitable distribution of property
  • holding that “the value of social security benefits of either spouse may not be considered in the division of property.”
  • stating that “[including the value of ... social security benefits ... in a division of marital property ... is contrary to the Social Security Act”
  • finding that the Social Security Act’s anti-assignment provisions prohibit a family court from considering Social Security benefits when dividing marital property

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Peterson, Linde, Campbell, Carson, Jones

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