Case Name: George Joseph LEIGHTON, Jr., Petitioner, v. Tammy Lynn LEIGHTON, Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 2004-09-07
Citations: 143 S.W.3d 656
Docket Number: No. ED 83824
Parties: George Joseph LEIGHTON, Jr., Petitioner, v. Tammy Lynn LEIGHTON, Respondent.
Judges: Before SHERRI B. SULLIVAN, J., BOOKER T. SHAW, J., and GARY M. GAERTNER, P.J.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 143
Pages: 656–656

Head Matter:
George Joseph LEIGHTON, Jr., Petitioner, v. Tammy Lynn LEIGHTON, Respondent.
No. ED 83824.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.
Sept. 7, 2004.
Jeffrey L. Ringling, Bridgeton, MO, for Appellant.
Joseph Howlett, Clayton, MO, for Respondent.
Before SHERRI B. SULLIVAN, J., BOOKER T. SHAW, J., and GARY M. GAERTNER, P.J.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
Tammy Leighton (Wife) appeals from the trial court's judgment approving a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) distributing Wife's pension (SSM pension). We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and conclude that the trial court had jurisdiction to approve the QDRO distributing the SSM pension. An extended opinion would have no precedential value. We have, however, provided a memorandum setting forth the reasons for our decision to the parties for their use only. We affirm the judgment pursuant to Missouri Rule of Criminal Procedure 84.16(b).