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MARRIAGE OF FLANNAGAN

Nos. 7591-1-II; 7684-5-II.

42 Wn. App. 214 (1985)

709 P.2d 1247

In the Matter of the Marriage of JOHN T. FLANNAGAN, Petitioner, and BEATRICE A. FLANNAGAN, Respondent. In the Matter of the Marriage of EDMUND BELFOUR BOSSART, JR., Respondent, and LILLIAN SCHMIDT BOSSART, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

November 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James K. Sells and McCluskey, Sells, Ryan, Olbertz & Haberly, for petitioner.

Ronald T. Schaps, Robert A. Stewart, and Bogle & Gates, for appellant.

Marcia A. Mellinger, for respondent Flannagan.

Thurman W. Lowans and Soriano, Soriano, Lowans & Peterson, for respondent Bossart.

ALEXANDER, J.

The issue presented in these consolidated cases is whether the Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act (USFSPA) may be applied retroactively to dissolution decrees that were final and were not appealed after the Supreme Court decision in McCarty v. McCarty and before enactment of the USFSPA. While we recognize the importance of finality of judgments, some situations justify an exception to this "doctrine of finality." We hold that the...

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