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Merrill v. Merrill

Supreme Court of the United States
May 22, 2017
137 S. Ct. 2156 (2017)

Summary

vacating and remanding a judgment "in light of [Howell ]," which found that the family court could enter an indemnification order to compensate a former spouse for a reduction in her share of non-disposable elected benefits

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Opinion

No. 15–1139.

05-22-2017

Robert MERRILL, petitioner, v. Diane MERRILL.


On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Arizona. Petition for writ of certiorari granted. Judgment vacated, and case remanded to the Supreme Court of Arizona for further consideration in light of Howell v. Howell, 581 U.S. ––––, 137 S.Ct. 1400, ––– L.Ed.2d –––– (2017).


Summaries of

Merrill v. Merrill

Supreme Court of the United States
May 22, 2017
137 S. Ct. 2156 (2017)

vacating and remanding a judgment "in light of [Howell ]," which found that the family court could enter an indemnification order to compensate a former spouse for a reduction in her share of non-disposable elected benefits

Summary of this case from Yourko v. Yourko
Case details for

Merrill v. Merrill

Case Details

Full title:Robert MERRILL, petitioner, v. Diane MERRILL.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: May 22, 2017

Citations

137 S. Ct. 2156 (2017)
198 L. Ed. 2d 228

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