In Re Marriage of Horn
Court of Appeal of California
226 Cal. Rptr. 666 (1986)
Relevant factsFree
Robert Horn (defendant) and Cyndee Horn married in 1974 and separated in 1983; Robert played professional football from 1976 to 1984. In 1982, the NFL adopted a severance-pay provision entitling players to a lump sum based on their years of service, and Robert became entitled to $100,000 under it. Cyndee sought a community share of that severance pay, and the trial court awarded her one; Robert appealed.
IssueFree
Whether severance pay is community property to which a former spouse may be entitled when it was received as a contractual right.