PHILLIPS v. PARRISH

No. 01-90-00751-CV.

814 S.W.2d 501 (1991)

Billy Claude PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. Beverly Crowe Phillips PARRISH, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

August 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis B. Kelly, Sallee S. Smith, Houston, for appellant.

Sandra R. Peebles, Houston, for appellee.

Before DUGGAN, MIRABAL and O'CONNOR, JJ.


OPINION

O'CONNOR, Justice.

This Court is asked whether post-divorce increases in an individual's employment retirement benefits—not attributable to raises, promotion, services rendered or contribution—are subject to community property division. The trial court below found they were, and we affirm.

1. Summary of the facts

Billy Claude Phillips (Husband) and Beverly Crowe Phillips (Wife) were married in 1959. In 1964...

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