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HALSTEAD v. HALSTEAD

No. COA03-1020.

596 S.E.2d 353 (2004)

Sharon G. HALSTEAD, Plaintiff, v. Robert W. HALSTEAD, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 1, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Twiford Law Firm, P.C., by Edward A. O'Neal, Elizabeth City, for plaintiff.

Frank P. Hiner, IV, Elizabeth City, for defendant.

WYNN, Judge.

Defendant, Robert W. Halstead, appeals the trial court's equitable distribution order awarding Plaintiff, Sharon G. Halstead, an unequal distribution of marital assets contending the trial court erroneously awarded Plaintiff a larger percentage of his military retirement benefits in contravention of federal law. We agree and reverse the order below.

Defendant entered military service on 24 April 1967 and married Plaintiff on 4 October 1969. Twenty...

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