Barnes v. Holden Barnes

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal arises out of the Harrison County Chancery Court’s interpretation of a property-settlement agreement entered into by Lionel Barnes Sr. and Betty R. Holden Barnes as part of their second divorce. The chancery court found that the terms of the agreement entitle Betty to 46.26%, or $54,390.97, of Lionel’s military retirement account.1 Feeling aggrieved, Lionel appeals and asserts that the chancery court erred in its judgment.

¶ 2. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 3. Betty and Lionel first married on July 10, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana.2 Lionel…