In re the Marriage of Smedley

Husband appeals from a decree of dissolution that awarded wife the entire unpaid balance due on the parties’ home, which has been sold. He contends that the trial court erred in that it awarded the balance on the house to wife as an offset against his military retirement pay. We affirm.

The parties were married in 1958. They have four emancipated children. Husband was in the Air Force from 1956 until he retired in 1976; he receives military retirement pay of $771.30 per month net. Wife has worked during the marriage in various positions, mainly with the federal government. She is currently…