In Re Marriage of Wright

52 P.3d 512 (2002)

147 Wash.2d 184

In re the MARRIAGE OF Raymond WRIGHT, Respondent, and

Elisabeth Wright, Petitioner.

No. 71619-6.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued May 16, 2002.

Decided August 22, 2002.

David Trujillo, Yakima, for Petitioner.

Dauber Bartheld & Schwartz, Richard Bartheld, Yakima, for Respondent.

OWENS, J.

At issue in this dissolution action is the method for calculating the present value of an employee-spouse's vested but unmatured pension. The trial court exercised its discretion and based the present value on what it found to be the employee-spouse's likely retirement age…