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CourtListener opinion 3765305
Date unknown · US
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Machine-draft headnote
Machine-draft public headnote: CourtListener opinion 3765305 is included in the LexyCorpus QDRO sample set as a public CourtListener opinion with relevance to QDRO procedure / domestic relations order issues. The current annotation is conservative: it identifies source provenance, relevance signals, and evidence quotes for attorney/agent retrieval. It is not a Willie-approved legal headnote yet.
Retrieval annotation
Draft retrieval summary: this opinion has QDRO relevance score 5/5, retirement-division score 5/5, and family-law score 5/5. Use the quoted text and full opinion below before relying on the case.
Category: QDRO procedure / domestic relations order issues
Evidence quotes
QDRO“Mr. Billingham filed an amended motion, stating that he had retired, effective January 1, 2000, and that Mrs. Billingham would become entitled as of that date to begin receiving her share of the parties' retirement benefits, which had been divided by way of a QDRO in the 1992 divorce proceedings. Once again, Mr. Billingham requested the trial court to terminate spousal support; however, he did not reiterate his alternative request to have the amount of support \modified downward.\"”
retirement benefits“nt resulting reduction in income. On December 27, 1999, Mr. Billingham filed an amended motion, stating that he had retired, effective January 1, 2000, and that Mrs. Billingham would become entitled as of that date to begin receiving her share of the parties' retirement benefits, which had been divided by way of a QDRO in the 1992 divorce proceedings. Once again, Mr. Billingham requested the trial court to terminate spousal support; however, he did not reiterate his alternative request to have the amount of support \modified downward.\"”
Source and provenance
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- courtlistener_qdro_opinion_full_text
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- public
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- machine draft public v0
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- gold label pending
- Jurisdiction metadata
- US
- Deterministic extraction
- pending
- Generated at
- May 14, 2026
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Clean opinion text
OPINION Defendant-appellant James R. Billingham appeals from a decision modifying his monthly spousal support obligation owed to his former wife, plaintiff-appellee Mary Ann D. Billingham, from $1,600 to $1,000. Mr. Billingham argues that the trial court abused its discretion by not further reducing his spousal support obligation in light of his retirement and concomitant reduction in income. We conclude that the trial court properly balanced Mrs. Billingham's need for spousal support against Mr. Billingham's ability to pay; therefore, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by not reducing Mr. Billingham's spousal support obligation by a greater amount. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is Affirmed. I James and Maryann Billingham were divorced in 1992 after being married for 34 years. Pursuant to their divorce decree, Mr. Billingham was ordered to pay Mrs. Billingham $1,600 per month in spousal support. This order was made subject to the continuing jurisdiction of the trial court. On July 13, 1999, Mr. Billingham filed a motion requesting that his spousal support obligation be terminated or, at least reduced, in light of his impending retirement in December, 1999, and the significant resulting reduction in income. On December 27, 1999, Mr. Billingham filed an amended motion, stating that he had retired, effective January 1, 2000, and that Mrs. Billingham would become entitled as of that date to begin receiving her share of the parties' retirement benefits, which had been divided by way of a QDRO in the 1992 divorce proceedings. Once again, Mr. Billingham requested the trial court to terminate spousal support; however, he did not reiterate his alternative request to have the amount of support \modified downward.\"