Hapney v. Hapney, CA
| Court | Court of Appeals of Arkansas |
| Writing for the Court | COOPER; CRACRAFT, C.J., and DANIELSON |
| Citation | 824 S.W.2d 408,37 Ark.App. 100 |
| Parties | Henry L. HAPNEY, Appellant, v. Renate E. HAPNEY, Appellee. 91-204. |
| Docket Number | No. CA,CA |
| Decision Date | 26 February 1992 |
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v.
Renate E. HAPNEY, Appellee.
Division I.
[37 Ark.App. 101] Thurman Ragar, Jr., Van Buren, for appellant.
Hal W. Davis, Fort Smith, for appellee.
COOPER, Judge.
The parties in the chancery case had been married for twenty-four years at the time of their divorce in November 1984. Under their divorce decree, the appellant's military retirement was found to be marital property and subject to division by the court. The appellee was awarded $300.00 per month as her equitable share of the military retirement. Subsequently, the appellant's Veterans Administration disability benefits were increased, causing a concomitant reduction in his military retirement pension, which is now only $400.00 per month. The appellant had arranged for the $300.00 per month payment to be made to the appellee directly by the Department of Military Retirement. After the appellant elected to take an increase in disability benefits, which caused his retirement benefits to be reduced to $400.00 per month, the direct payments to the appellee by the Department of Military Retirement were reduced to $200.00 per month pursuant to 10 U.S.C.A. § 1408(e)(1) (Supp.1991). Consequently, the appellee filed a petition for contempt in the chancery court which had
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entered the decree of divorce. The chancellor found the appellant in contempt, entered a judgment for arrearages, and awarded attorneys' fees. From that decision, comes this appeal.For reversal, the appellant contends that the chancellor erred in finding that the $300.00 per month payment was alimony; in taking jurisdiction to hear the appellee's contempt petition; and in failing to follow federal law which prohibits the court from taking action against the appellant. We find no error, and we affirm.
The appellant first contends that the chancellor erred in finding the $300.00 per month payment to be alimony. We find no merit in this contention because the record reflects that the chancellor made no such finding. Instead, the chancellor noted in his letter opinion that the parties entered into an agreement concerning the division of marital property which was incorporated into the divorce decree. The chancellor further found that the agreement required the appellant to pay the appellee $300.00 per month by the fifth day of each month, and that this amount was less than one-half of the...
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