Texas Supreme Court
Harold Havlen, Petitioner v. Vivian L. McDougall, Respondent
January 13, 200043 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 323
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court held that the 1990 amendment to the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act precludes a former spouse from partitioning military retirement benefits that were not expressly treated or reserved in a pre‑June 25, 1981 divorce decree, reversing the Court of Appeals and granting judgment for the veteran spouse.