Pulliam v. Pulliam

OPALA, Vice Chief Justice.

The issue presented on certiorari is whether the trial court correctly assigned to the husband’s federal civil service retirement benefits a value equal to the amount of his actual accumulated contributions to the retirement fund. We answer in the negative.

THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION

The parties to this suit had been married for thirty-three years when the wife, appellant herein, sought a divorce. Four children were born of the union, all of whom have reached majority. The husband, a civilian employee at Tinker Air Force Base since 1958, was earning an annual salary of…