Howard v. Howard

OPINION

Jane Bland, Justice

In this appeal from a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO), we determine the appropriate method for allocation of retirement benefits pursuant to the parties’ agreed divorce decree. In particular, we determine whether a divorce decree that ordered that one spouse receive one-half of any vested-retirement benefits that related to-the months of employee service during the marriage was limited to one-half of the employee’s payroll contributions to the plan. The trial court found the decree to be so limited and ordered that Stephen Howard pay Winnie Howard one-half…