Opinion ID: 1754908
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: The bill of review question

Text: Question five asked whether the division of marital property between Helen and Glenn was the result of extrinsic fraud by Glenn, unmixed with any negligence on Helen's part. Glenn raised a number of objections to this question. On appeal, he argues that the question was improper because it did not inquire about fault (in addition to negligence) on Helen's part, did not inquire about the fault or negligence of Richards, and did not specifically reference the November 1991 decree or the May 1992 nunc pro tunc decree. We hold that any error in submitting the bill of review question is harmless. As we discuss more fully in our disposition of Glenn's points of error seven and eight, the trial court divided the marital estate pursuant to granting the bill of review and alternatively as a division of property undivided by the divorce decree or the nunc pro tunc decree. Glenn does not challenge the alternative reason given by the trial court for dividing the marital estate.