Payne v. Payne

In this divorce action the sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in awarding the wife a property interest in her retired husband’s military pension. We believe the trial court acted correctly and reverse the Court of Appeals which concluded such an interest could not be distributed as property under a decree of divorce.

**Upon her complaint for divorce the trial court awarded plaintiff, Frankie M. Payne, a decree of divorce from her husband, William D. Payne. Custody of the parties’ two children was awarded to plaintiff. Defendant was ordered to pay $175 per month for child…