In Re the Marriage of Adams

DICKSON, Justice.

In this appeal of a marriage dissolution property disposition order, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court judgment awarding the wife a portion of the husband's future pension benefits. Marriage of Adams (1988), Ind.App., 519 N.E.2d 1240. The Court of Appeals reasoned that if the husband had terminated his employment on or before the date of filing, he would not have been entitled to any pension benefits; therefore, any subsequently accruing pension rights were not marital property as of the date of final separation and were erroneously included among the disposable…