Neese v. Neese

McCLOUD, Chief Justice,

Dorothy Neese sued her former husband, Melvin Neese, seeking to enforce a divorce decree awarding her a 43.5 percent interest ¡n defendant’s nondisability military retírement benefits.

The parties were divorced on June 24, 1976. At that time, defendant was retired from the United States Air Force and he was receiving military retirement pay in the gross amount of $461.94 per month. The divorce decree awarded the wife a “43.5 percent interest in the gross amount of all U.S. Air Force Retirement Benefits.” Defendant made monthly benefit payments to the plaintiff until July…