CARPENTER v. CARPENTER

No. 18111-PR.

150 Ariz. 62 (1986)

722 P.2d 230

Opal N. CARPENTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sandra CARPENTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

June 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patten, Montague & Arnett by W. Dea Montague, Tempe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Allen, Kimerer & LaVelle by Robert H. Allen, Phoenix, for defendant-appellant.


HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.

This suit concerns the disposition of a death benefit which became payable upon the death of John R. Carpenter, a longtime employee of the City of Mesa. John's former wife Opal sought a share of the death benefit. The superior court granted judgment to Opal awarding her the proceeds of the group life insurance policy on the life of John and one-half of the value of John's retirement account as of the date of the dissolution of the marriage...

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