Jackson v. Sollie

Milton Everett Jackson v. Gayle Ann Sollie f/k/a Gayle S. Jackson, No. 62, September Term 2015, Opinion by Greene, J. FAMILY LAW — DIVORCE — MARITAL PROPERTY Maryland is preempted by federal law from directly dividing Social Security benefits or indirectly dividing those benefits by way of an offset. This prohibition also prevents a judge from offsetting the hypothetical value of Social Security benefits within a CSRS pension when determining the distribution of marital property in a divorce proceeding. Based upon the evidence presented to the court, when determining whether to grant a…