Legal Opinion
Gardner v. Gardner
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 28, 2000No. 18926-1-IIIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
This is a dispute between a widow and the children of her deceased husband’s first marriage over the proceeds of a pension governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The trial court entered a declaratory judgment in favor of the surviving widow. We affirm.
FACTS
Robert E. Gardner and his first wife, Deirdra, married in 1966 and had three children, Ian, Brian, and Kaile. They lived in North Carolina. Robert designated Deirdra as primary beneficiary of his ERISA-governed Teachers’ Insurance Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF)…
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