Biondo v. Biondo

James Franklin Biondo and Mary Lynne Biondo were married for more than 40 years. Their consent judgment of divorce equally divided the marital estate and required them to “equalize their social security benefits.” When Mary Biondo sought a court order compelling performance of the judgment’s social security provision, James Biondo asserted that federal law preempted its enforcement. The circuit court ruled that “[a] deal is a deal,” and declined to strike the social security provision from the divorce judgment. We granted leave to appeal to consider whether federal law preempts the consent…