Legal Opinion
Powell v. Powell
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 15, 1996No. 95-8313PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Pursuant to the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (the “FSPA”), 10 U.S.C. § 1408, a state court awarded part of Eugene Powell’s naval retirement pay to his ex-wife, Joyce Powell, as alimony. Instead of appealing that award, Mr. Powell filed a complaint in federal district court against Mrs. Powell and John Dalton, who is Secretary of the Navy, contending that the FSPA is unconstitutional as applied to him, because it amounts to an unconstitutional taking of his property.
The district court entered summary judgment against Mr. Powell, holding that the FSPA…
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