Legal Opinion
Sadler v. Sadler
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 9, 1981No. 4-681A43PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Presiding Judge.
Damon R. Sadler appeals from the distribution of property in a dissolution action claiming the trial court erred in awarding the wife, Arlean F. Sadler, a portion of his military retirement benefits. We find the trial court erred in awarding property in excess of the marital assets, which award was based in part on an improper distribution of Damon’s future interest in retirement benefits. We therefore reverse the trial court’s distribution.
FACTS
The Sadlers were married on May 5, 1952 and petitioned for a dissolution of their marriage on April 18, 1980. The trial court…
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