Ramsey v. Ramsey

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

In Ramsey v. Ramsey, 96 Idaho 672, 535 P.2d 53 (1975), the Idaho Supreme Court held that Lloyd Ramsey’s military retire*1221ment benefits were community property and that upon divorce, his wife, Aleñe Ramsey, was entitled to a lump sum payment of her interest in the community asset. After the Idaho courts entered judgment in favor of Aleñe, Lloyd moved to California and began this bankruptcy proceeding to free himself of Alene’s judgment against him. The bankruptcy court held that Alene’s. judgment was dischargeable and she appealed to the district court which…