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Peggy Lynn Petrilli and Tommy Newsom divorced in 1988, with Newsom beginning to receive disability benefits in 1990, which he did not share. In 1994, Petrilli initiated legal action, contending a clerical error in their divorce decree regarding employment benefits. The trial court sided with Petrilli, issuing a nunc pro tunc judgment that awarded her half of the community interest in Newsom's disability benefits. Newsom appealed, disputing the clerical error, the community property classification of the benefits, and the judgment's scope. The appellate court upheld the trial court's decision, affirming that the error was clerical and the disability benefits were indeed community property subject to division.
Newsom v. Petrilli is a workers' compensation case decided in Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin). This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin).
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Peggy Lynn Petrilli and Tommy Newsom divorced in 1988, with Newsom beginning to receive disability benefits in 1990, which he did not share. In 1994, Petrilli initiated legal action, contending a clerical error in their divorce decree regarding employment benefits. The trial court sided with Petrilli, issuing a nunc pro tunc judgment that awarded her half of the community interest in Newsom's disability benefits. Newsom appealed, disputing the clerical error, the community property classification of the benefits, and the judgment's scope. The appellate court upheld the trial court's decision, affirming that the error was clerical and the disability benefits were indeed community property subject to division.
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