Zito v. Zito

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

Eight years after dissolving the marriage of Kathleen and William Zito, the superior court granted Kathleen’s motion to approve a qualified domestic relations order that divided the marital share of William’s retirement benefits; at the same time, the court denied Kathleen’s request for survivor benefits. Both parties appeal. We hold that the court had authority to approve the post-dissolution QDRO and that it properly did so because the parties agreed when they dissolved their marriage to divide William’s retirement benefits; but the court also should have awarded…