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2 results for “NRS 125.150(6)” in Retirement Division
GEMMA VS. GEMMA (RETIREMENT DIVISION)
Aug 23, 1989105 Nev. 458, 778 P.2d 429 (1989) · Nevada Supreme Court
Affirmed in all respects, but remanded to give the parties an opportunity to request that the district court retain jurisdiction over the payment of pension benefits and, if requested, to decide whether to exercise that discretion.Rose, J. Retirement benefits earned during marriage are community property, Walsh v. Walsh, 103 Nev. 287, 738 P.2d 117 (1987), and this is so even where the pension has not vested. The Court identified two approaches to…
CARRELL VS. CARRELL (RETIREMENT DIVISION)
Sep 1, 1992108 Nev. 670, 836 P.2d 1243 (1992) · Nevada Supreme Court
Reversed as to the characterization of the wife's pension award and the award of attorney's fees, and remanded with instructions to recharacterize the wife's portion of the pension funds as community property and to make findings supporting any fee award; affirmed in all other respects.Per Curiam. Retirement benefits earned during marriage are community property, Walsh v. Walsh, 103 Nev. 287, 738 P.2d 117 (1987). As community property, they carry rights that do not attach to spousal support - most…
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