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LUMPKINS v. LUMPKINS

No. 12227.

519 S.W.2d 491 (1975)

Bettye Jo LUMPKINS, Appellant, v. William J. LUMPKINS, Jr., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied March 12, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott R. Kidd, E. Richard Criss, Jr., Brown, Maroney, Rose, Baker & Barber, Austin, for appellant.

E. B. Fuller, Austin, for appellee.

SHANNON, Justice.

The subject of this appeal is whether the divorce court has the power to divide non-vested military retirement benefits. As we are of the opinion that the divorce court does not have that authority, we will affirm the judgment.

Appellant, Bettye Jo Lumpkins, sued appellee, Lieutenant Colonel William J. Lumpkins, Jr., for divorce in the district court of Travis County. The parties were able to agree concerning the division of a part of their...

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