Court Opinion

ID: 9743095
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 21:25:26.852159+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:39.266322
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*342Cynar, P.J.
(dissenting). I would affirm except that I am unable to conclude that the property settlement was fair without including distribution of the military pension. We have no dispute on the cited law. Divorce cases are reviewed de novo, Arnholt v Arnholt, 129 Mich App 810; 343 NW2d 214 (1983). Military pensions are now distributable in Michigan divorce actions under the "Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act”, 10 USC 1408(c)(1); 96 Stat 730.
The end sought in the division of property is a fair and equitable division under all of the circumstances. Ripley v Ripley, 112 Mich App 219, 227; 315 NW2d 576 (1982); Kendall v Kendall, 106 Mich App 240, 244; 307 NW2d 457 (1981). In my opinion, the plaintiff should additionally receive 1/2 of the defendant’s military pension at such times as he receives a distribution of the military pension payments.