In Re the Marriage of Hunt

These cases present an issue concerning the division of military pension benefits in a dissolution of marriage proceeding. The formula adopted by the majority for the determination of the portion of such benefits to be classified as marital property and for division of that marital property between the spouses under the deferred distribution method employed by the trial court in each case is as follows:

Years of Service During Marriage x Monthly Benefit x ⅜

Years of Total (After Taxes) Service

Maj. op. at 532. By applying this formula, known as the “time rule” formula, a trial court effects both…