Sorensen v. Nelson

1 Citing case

  1. In re Marriage of Gahagen

    690 N.W.2d 695 (Iowa Ct. App. 2004)   Cited 5 times
    Holding "a military ex-spouse's post-decree election to waive some or all of a military pension in order to collect veterans' disability benefits constitutes a 'unilateral[] and extrajudicial []' modification of the decree."

    See Benton v. Slater, 605 N.W.2d 3, 4 (Iowa 2000) (holding, in equity action, that although review would ordinarily be de novo, where no facts were in dispute and sole question was whether district court properly applied the law, review was for correction of errors at law); In re Marriage of Carr, 591 N.W.2d 627, 628 (Iowa 1999) (holding that although review of actions concerning support orders is ordinarily de novo, because the appeal involved undisputed facts and statutory interpretation, review was for correction of errors at law); State v. Eickelberg, 574 N.W.2d 1, 3 (Iowa 1997) ("Issues of statutory interpretation and application are reviewed for errors at law."); Sorensen v. Nelson, 342 N.W.2d 477, 479 (Iowa 1984) (concluding, in dissolution of marriage case, that where parties had agreed no facts were in dispute construction of a stipulation and decree was a matter of law); Serrano v. Hendricks, 400 N.W.2d 77, 78-79 (Iowa Ct.App. 1986) (approving parties' agreement that where no facts were in dispute construction of a dissolution decree was a matter of law). As set forth above, James has been a member of the Army since 1982. Members of the Armed Forces who serve for a specified period may retire with retired pay. Mansell, 490 U.S. at 583, 109 S. Ct. at 2025, 104 L. Ed. 2d at 681.