The U.S. Supreme Court plans to hear oral arguments concerning a case involving death, pension benefits and divorce Oct. 7.
The case, Kennedy vs. Plan Adm. for Dupont Savings, 07-636, relates to a Texas resident who participated in a pension plan and a retirement plan. The Texas resident divorced and failed to complete all of the steps necessary to act on a divorce settlement agreement in which the ex-wife agreed to give up any interests in the plans, according to court pleadings.
A state law held that divorce ended a spouse’s right to a stake in the other spouse’s pension benefits.