In re the Partnership of Rhone

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Schultheis, J.

Marcia Rhone (now Miller) and Wilbert Butcher lived together in a meretricious relationship for 19 years. After separating, they agreed to divide Ms. Miller’s state retirement account pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO).1 The court entered a stipulated decree awarding one-half of the retirement account to Mr. Butcher to be satisfied through a QDRO or other assets. After the parties discovered the account could not be divided pursuant to a QDRO, Ms. Miller claimed they never agreed to use other assets to satisfy the award. Reasoning that the original…