In re the Marriage of Kollmer

— Andrew Kollmer appeals a decree of dissolution which provided that he pay one-third of a disability payment to his ex-spouse. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Andrew Kollmer and Carolyn Kollmer (now Carolyn Ker-stetter) were married in 1965. Three years later, Kollmer obtained employment as a police officer with the City of Lacey. Kollmer maintained that employment until 1978, when he suffered an injury that prevented him from performing his duties as a police officer. At the time of the injury, Kollmer, who was then 35 years old, was vested in the State of Washington’s Law Enforcement…