Matter of Marriage of Minnis

The sole assignment of error in this dissolution proceeding is wife’s contention that the trial court erred in assigning to husband’s retirement pension rights under the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) a value equal only to the total contributions ($24,806.43) he had made to his retirement account as of the date of dissolution.

The parties were married for 23 years. Husband is a 50 year old high school vice-principal whose current annual salary and fringe benefits total $30,467.48. Historically, this salary has increased about 8 percent annually on the average. He was awarded the…