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IN RE MARRIAGE OF LAWSON

No. 86-1097.

409 N.W.2d 181 (1987)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Karen Ann LAWSON and Donald Eugene Lawson, Upon the Petition of Karen Ann Lawson, Appellant, And Concerning Donald Eugene Lawson, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pat W. Brooks of Brooks, Ward & Trout, Marshalltown, for appellant.

Kjas T. Long, Cedar Falls, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, P.J., and SCHULTZ, CARTER, WOLLE and NEUMAN, JJ.

SCHULTZ, Justice.

The issue in this appeal concerns the interpretation of the word "retirement" found in a stipulation and agreement that was approved and made a part of a decree of dissolution of marriage. At the time of the decree in September of 1983, the respondent, Donald Eugene Lawson, was serving in the United States Navy on active duty. The dissolution decree approved the parties' agreement that petitioner was to be paid by respondent "upon his retirement...

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