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CHASE v. CHASE

No. 6296.

662 P.2d 944 (1983)

James Henry CHASE, Appellant, v. Marlene Greer CHASE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Feldman, Gilmore & Feldman, Anchorage, for appellant.

Wilson A. Rice, Law Offices of John Reese and Wilson A. Rice, P.C., Anchorage, for appellee.

Before BURKE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ.

OPINION

BURKE, Chief Justice.

The issue presented on appeal is whether military retirement benefits are divisible marital property upon dissolution of marriage.

James Henry and Marlene Greer Chase were married on August 13, 1955. One year prior to the marriage, James had entered the United States Air Force. He retired in 1974 and began to collect his military retirement pay.

Divorce proceedings were initiated in January 1980. A property settlement...

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