Martin v. Martin

Marie and Clifton Martin were married in 1943 and divorced in 1964. At the time of the divorce, Mr. Martin was receiving a military retirement pension of approximately $200 per month. The existence of the pension was disclosed in Mrs. Martin's complaint for separate maintenance, the findings of fact in support of the decree of separate maintenance, Mrs. Martin's complaint for divorce, and the findings of fact in support of the decree of divorce. In both complaints and in both findings, the pension was never listed among the community property, but was always mentioned in a separate article.

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