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CEARLEY v. CEARLEY

No. B-6051.

544 S.W.2d 661 (1976)

Shirley CEARLEY, Petitioner, v. Robert L. CEARLEY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 15, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell, George & Belt, Terry L. Belt and Arthur Mitchell, Austin, for petitioner.

Bolton & Bolton, Michelle B. Bolton, Cedar Park, for respondent.

Donald R. Smith, Dallas, and Reba Graham Rasor, Raggio & Raggio, Inc., Dallas, amicus curiae, for petitioner.

DANIEL, Justice.

This is a divorce case in which the only remaining question concerns the propriety of the trial court granting the wife a fractional interest in future military retirement benefits if and when received by the husband.

Prior to the divorce on June 3, 1975, Robert L. Cearley had served for 19 years as an enlisted man in the Air Force, during which period he and Shirley had been married for 18 years...

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