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IN RE MARRIAGE OF MORRIS

No. 11-0118.

810 N.W.2d 880 (2012)

In re The MARRIAGE OF Kathryn June MORRIS and Dennis Eugene Morris Upon the Petition Kathryn June Morris, Appellant, and Concerning Dennis Eugene Morris, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anjela A. Shutts of Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C., Des Moines, and Diana L. Miller of Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C., Mount Pleasant, for appellant.

John D. Hartung of Hartung & Schroeder, Des Moines, for appellee.

WATERMAN, Justice.

This case should serve as a vivid reminder to attorneys practicing matrimonial law to specifically address survivor rights when dividing retirement benefits. The fighting issue here is whether the award of "half of the . . . Marine Corps Retirement" in the parties' stipulated decree of dissolution entitles the nonmilitary spouse to no more than fifty percent of the monthly retirement pay while the retiree...

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