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DEDON v. DEDON

Nos. 81-C-0045, 81-C-0369.

404 So.2d 904 (1981)

Kathryn Dunaway DEDON v. Clifford DEDON. Jette Ann Stewart NORSWORTHY v. Arval Carmen NORSWORTHY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 28, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald R. Miller, Shreveport, for plaintiff-applicant in 81-C-0045.

Glen H. Smith, Shreveport, for defendant-respondent in 81-C-0045.

James E. Bolin, Jr., of Sockrider & Bolin, Shreveport, for plaintiff-applicant in 81-C-0369.

James L. Fortson, Shreveport, for defendant-respondent in 81-C-0369.

BLANCHE, Justice.

This case requires the classification of military retirement benefits as community or as separate property. We find the recent opinion by the United States Supreme Court in McCarty v. McCarty, ___ U.S. ___, 101 S.Ct. 2728, 69 L.Ed.2d 589 (1981) controlling in our decision of this matter.

The facts of the instant case are as follows: Kathryn Dunaway and Clifford Dedon were married in 1952, obtained a legal separation in 1973, and subsequently...

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