Ramsey v. Ramsey

612 F.2d 1220 6 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 126 , Bankr. L. Rep. P 67,330 In the Matter of Lloyd Everett RAMSEY, formerly dba Ramsey Produce, Inc., Bankrupt. Alene P. RAMSEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lloyd Everett RAMSEY, formerly dba Ramsey Produce, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. No. 77-2501. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Feb. 6, 1980. Maile N. Johnson, Murphy, Weir & Butler, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. David W. Harris, Pleasanton, Cal., argued for defendant-appellee; Alan Grossman, Pleasanton, Cal., on the brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before MERRILL, ANDERSON and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges. J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 In Ramsey v. Ramsey, 96 Idaho 672 , 535 P.2d 53 (1975), the Idaho Supreme Court held that Lloyd Ramsey's military retirement benefits were community property and that upon divorce, his wife, Alene Ramsey, was entitled to a lump sum payment of her interest in the community asset. After the Idaho courts entered judgment in favor of Alene, Lloyd moved to California and began this bankruptcy proceeding to free himself of Alene's judgment against him. The bankruptcy court held…