Legal Opinion

Carpenters Pension Trust for Southern California v. Brenda Ann Kronschnabel

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 24, 1980No. 79-3032PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Carpenters Pension Trust for Southern California (the Trust) brought an action for declaratory relief against Brenda Ann Kronschnabel (Brenda), contending that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., prevented the state court from requiring direct payment to a non-participant of a pension plan. The Trust appeals from the district court’s order dismissing its action. We affirm.

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The Trust is an employee pension benefit plan governed by the provisions of ERISA. In 1964, Brenda married Daniel Kronschnabel (Daniel), who, during…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  5. In Re Marriage of BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by43 opinions

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