Marriage Of Jones

531 P.2d 420 (1975)

Purchase the Printed Copy at bsmsphd.com

Nature of the Case

To access this section all you need to do is click here and register.

Facts

H entered military service in 1957. He married W in 1964. In 1969, Herschel lost a leg in combat in Vietnam and was retired for disability, with monthly disability pay of $379.12. W filed suit for dissolution of the marriage in 1972, she claimed a right to lifetime disability payments as a community asset. The court held that the payments were not a community interest even when they are received after marriage as they are not a form of deferred compensation for past services. W appealed.