Legal Opinion
Fern v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided October 6, 1988No. 180-87CPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LYDON, Senior Judge:
Plaintiffs are retired members of the armed forces who claim their property, retired pay, was improperly taken from them by section 1002 of the Uniform Services Former Spouses Protection Act, Pub.L. No. 97-252, (codified at 10 U.S.C. § 1408(c)(1) (1982) (Supp. Ill 96 Stat. 718) (1985) (the Act or USFSPA)). Specifically, plaintiffs contend that the Act was responsible for a reduction in their military retired pay, as a result of state court divorce proceedings, in violation of the United States Constitution.
Both parties have moved for summary judgment.…
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