Court Opinion

ID: 9943957
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-02-26 15:34:35.403942+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:54:18.319310
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I read Mansell v. Mansell, 490 U.S. 581, 109 S.Ct. 2023, 104 L.Ed.2d 675 (1989), to hold that federal law has preempted the subject of military retirement. However, I agree that Veterans Separation Incentive (VSI) payments are the functional equivalent of retired pay. Therefore, I believe that VSI payments are within the scope of the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (USFSPA), as well as the Kelsons' property settlement agreement. See Abernethy *Page 1374 v. Fishkin, 638 So.2d 160 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).
HARDING, J., concurs.