Root v. Root

OPINION

MOORE, Chief Justice.

In this property division appeal, Judith Root contends that the trial court’s decision to award Leslie Root his nonvested military retirement pension is contrary to this court’s holding in Laing v. Laing, 741 P.2d 649 (Alaska 1987). We agree.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

After a twenty-year marriage, Judith Root filed for divorce in January 1991. The only contested issue at trial concerned the equitable division of the marital estate.

At the time of divorce, the parties’ only significant marital assets were the Anchorage family home, Judith’s thrift account, Judith’s…