HOWELL v. HOWELL

No. 15-1031.

137 S.Ct. 1400 (2017)

581 U.S. 214

John HOWELL, Petitioner v. Sandra HOWELL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 15, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam G. Unikowsky , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Charles W. Wirken , Phoenix, AZ, for Respondent.

Ilana H. Eisenstein , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the respondent.

Keith Berkshire , Berkshire Law Office, Phoenix, AZ, Adam G. Unikowsky , Emma P. Simson , Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Charles W. Wirken , Gust Rosenfeld, PLC, Phoenix, AZ, for Respondent.


A federal statute provides that a State may treat as community property, and divide at divorce, a military veteran's retirement pay. See 10 U.S.C. § 1408(c)(1). The statute, however, exempts from this grant of permission any amount that the Government deducts "as a result of a waiver" that...

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