Texas Supreme Court
Sue Akers Cameron, Petitioner v. Paul Archibald Cameron, Respondent
October 13, 198226 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 34
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Civil Appeals and affirmed the trial court's division of the spouses' property, awarding Sue Cameron 35% of Paul Cameron's military retirement pay only for periods after June 25, 1981, and confirming a 50% split of U.S. Savings Bonds. The decision rests on the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act and the Texas Family Code's amendment treating property acquired in common‑law states as divisible like community property. Justice McGee and Chief Justice Greenhill filed concurring opinions, contesting the majority's reliance on Eggemeyer and constitutional arguments.