Carpenter v. Carpenter

OPINION

CORCORAN, Judge.

In this appeal by decedent John Carpenter’s widow, Sandra Carpenter, we must decide whether the trial court correctly awarded to Opal Carpenter, John Carpenter’s former wife, a percentage of an Arizona State Retirement System death benefit and the proceeds of a group term policy on John’s life. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The facts material to this appeal are undisputed. John and appellee Opal Carpenter were married on October 9, 1937. On September 27, 1974 their marriage was dissolved by a decree entered in the superior court. From June, 1951 until his death…