Legal Opinion
Adkins v. Rumsfeld
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 18, 2006No. 05-2307PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge GOODWIN joined. Judge WIDENER wrote a separate concurring opinion.
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge.
The Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (Act) gives states the option to classify a United States armed forces member’s disposable military retirement pay as property divisible upon divorce. Pub.L. No. 97-252, 96 Stat. 730 (1982) (codified as amended at 10 U.S.C. § 1408). In addition, the Act establishes a payments mechanism allowing an eligible former spouse to receive the share of the retired pay directly from…
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