CHISNELL v. CHISNELL

Docket No. 77-2096.

82 Mich. App. 699 (1978)

267 N.W.2d 155

CHISNELL v. CHISNELL

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided April 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. McCallum, for plaintiff.

Daner, Freeman, McKenzie & Matthews, P.C. (by Gary E. Gendernalik), for defendant.

Before: J.H. GILLIS, P.J., and BASHARA and D.C. RILEY, JJ.


D.C. RILEY, J.

This case involves an issue of first impression in Michigan; i.e., the treatment of military retirement pay in a divorce proceeding. The issue focuses on the question of whether the trial court erred in awarding plaintiff a one-half interest in defendant's net retirement benefits as part of a property settlement where no provision was made for alimony.

Defendant entered the United States Army in 1949 but he left the military in 1953....

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