Glover v. Ranney

Summary

The court largely affirmed the military-pension division incorporated into the parties' divorce decree, holding that the superior court properly resolved the parties' legal dispute without an evidentiary hearing, applied the agreed time-rule formula, and complied with federal limits on divisible retired pay. It also upheld the indemnification provision, inclusion and pro rata allocation of survivor-benefit costs, and the inclusion of survivor benefits generally. The court reversed and remanded because the superior court changed the stipulated marriage-service numerator without explanation and ordered survivor coverage that could exceed the wife's pension entitlement. No separate opinions were filed.