CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Employment Benefits-Pension/Disability
......Federal Benefits
.........Military Retirement Issues
............Characterization
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State courts may treat military retired pay as either s/p or marital property, in accordance with law of jurisdiction.

Military retirement pay is s/p.

The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act overruled McCarty; federal statute regarding military pensions does not pre-empt state c/p law.

Military retirement pay earned during marriage is c/p.