Barbour v. Barbour

BELSON, Associate Judge:

The principal issue we consider on this appeal is a question of first impression in this jurisdiction: whether Civil Service pension benefits may constitute marital property subject to equitable distribution under D.C.Code § 16 — 910(b) (1981). The trial court answered this question in the affirmative and awarded appellee 50% of that portion of appellant’s pension benefits attributable to his earnings during the couple’s marriage. Appellant contends, inter alia, that the trial court erred in so ruling, or, alternatively, that if pensions may be deemed marital property,…