Contois v. Contois

JiDOUCET, Judge.

This appeal concerns the effect of a community property settlement on the designation of beneficiary for death benefits under the Louisiana State Employees Retirement Plan.

While John R. Contois, Sr. and Marilyn Morris Contois were married, he became a City Court Judge in Marksville, Louisiana. In that capacity he became a member of the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS). On January 1, 1985, he signed a LASERS form designating Marilyn Contois as beneficiary to receive death benefits in case of his death before retirement. The couple was legally separated by…