Division of Gross Retirement Pay Under the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act.

Reviews the provisions of the Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act which authorizes the division of military pensions by State courts in divorce proceedings in accordance with State laws and judicial precedents. Cites differences in case law concerning whether the statute authorizes the...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1986.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Divorce. Military pensions. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Reviews the provisions of the Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act which authorizes the division of military pensions by State courts in divorce proceedings in accordance with State laws and judicial precedents. Cites differences in case law concerning whether the statute authorizes the division of gross v. disposable military retirement pay.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.