United States Federal Circuit

Board's determination that a state divorce decree was a qualifying order 5 USC 8345(j)(1) where ex-spouse was awarded half of the 'value' of the petitioner's pension, even without specifying what that value was under 5 CFR Part 838, Subpart J, App. A, I.C.3.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/20/2001
• Published 03/22/2001

Judges

• FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before SCHALL, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bruce M. Merrill, Bruce M. Merrill, P.A., of Portland, ME, argued for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Janene M. Marasciullo, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   With her on the brief were David M. Cohen, Director;  and Todd M. Hughes, Assistant Director.   Of counsel was Murray M. Meeker, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, of Washington, DC.