ancy Robayo v. Luis Robayo

Summary

The Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirmed the Family Court’s summary‑judgment ruling, holding that the marital settlement agreement does not give Nancy Robayo any survivor benefits from Luis Robayo’s federal civilian pension and rejecting her claim that the trial judge erred by taking judicial notice of the defendant’s counsel’s experience. The Court reached this result by construing the ambiguous provision in the most equitable manner and finding no entitlement to survivor benefits.