Hayes v. Wallace

L. CHARLES WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.

The parties were divorced in June 1986. The parties’ decree of divorce incorporated their agreement concerning the terms of the divorce. For purposes of this appeal, the pertinent part of the agreement is as follows:

“The parties agree that the Respondent [wife] shall receive one-half of all monthly sums paid to the Complainant [husband] as retirement benefits by the United States by virtue of Complainant’s retirement from the United States Air Force as property settlement.”

In 1989 the wife remarried. Because of her marriage, the husband ceased making…