Legal Opinion
Kathleen D. Kirby v. Leon G. Mellenger
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 20, 1987No. 86-5908PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Kathleen Kirby and Leon Mellenger wed in 1946. On August 3, 1960, a state court in Texas granted them a divorce decree. Kirby is now a citizen of the United Kingdom and Mellenger is a citizen of the State of Florida. On November 14, 1986, Kirby brought this suit to obtain a share of the military retirement benefits, both matured and unmatured, that Mellenger earned as a United States Air Force officer during their marriage. Kirby alleged that she was entitled to a share of those benefits under Texas community property law because Mellenger earned them while they were living, and he was…
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