Raoul Hagen, Petitioner v. Doris J. Hagen, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s clarification of the 1976 divorce decree, holding that the decree only divided military retirement pay and not VA disability benefits, and that the trial court’s order was a permissible clarification rather than a barred modification. Justice Brister dissented, arguing that the decree should be treated as dividing VA disability benefits and that the case should be remanded.