Walborn v. Walborn

BAKES, Chief Justice.

Chester and Mary Walborn were married on April 2, 1971 and had one son, Jack, born in June, 1972. They separated in 1978 and ultimately divorced in May, 1980. Chester retired from the military shortly thereafter, in August, 1980. In the original May, 1980, divorce decree, Mary was awarded a portion of Chester’s military retirement benefits. Chester received custody of their child, Jack, but Mary was not required to pay child support to Chester, as she was unemployed at the time and had no earned income to provide support, although she did receive substantial assets in the…