A Vietnam veteran must split with his ex-wife more than $80,000 he earned in interest and dividends on his veterans disability payments, the state Superior Court has ruled in a case of first impression.
The three-judge panel unanimously distinguished the money the man had received from the government, which is exempt under federal law, from the proceeds those payments yielded in an investment account, more than double what he had actually received in benefits.
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