Nelson v. Little

OPINION

ASHWORTH, Justice.

Keith Nelson appeals from a judgment refusing to void that portion of his divorce judgment rendered in 1977 which awarded his wife, Carolyn R. Nelson, part of his military retirement benefits when and if the same mature.

We affirm.

Nelson, a career serviceman, was divorced from his wife, Carolyn, on November 9, 1977. The divorce judgment awarded Carolyn 50% of 264/288 months of Nelson’s military retirement benefits when and if received. In 1981 the United States Supreme Court rendered its decision in McCarty v. McCarty, 453 U.S. 210, 101 S.Ct. 2728, 69 L.Ed.2d 589…