Dapp v. Dapp

Appellant, Robert B. Dapp, appeals an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County requiring him to pay appellee, Linda C. Dapp, certain amounts based upon his past and future receipt of retirement benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 45 U.S.C. § 231 et seq., in accordance with the terms of the parties’ Marital Separation and Property Settlement Agreement. He asserts that the division of so-called Tier I benefits pursuant to a marital settlement agreement is prohibited by the Railroad Retirement Act, and that, therefore, the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution…