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Case No. 23-0732

In re Marriage of Trulson

County:
Polk

Holly Lynn Trulson, Petitioner-Appellee

Timothy Todd Trulson, Respondent-Appellant

Attorney for Appellant

Katherine S. Sargent

Attorney for Appellee

Jamie J. Maguire

Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Opinion

Opinion Number:
23-0732
Date Published:
Jul 03, 2024
Summary

            Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Robert B. Hanson, Judge.  AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.  Considered by Schumacher, P.J., and Ahlers and Langholz, JJ.  Opinion by Ahlers, J.  (11 pages)

            Timothy Trulson appeals from the decree dissolving his marriage to Holly Trulson.  He argues that the division of the marital property failed to accurately value Holly’s IPERS account and equitably divide the parties’ property.  OPINION HOLDS: Because neither party presented any actuarial evidence regarding the present value of the IPERS account, we conclude it must be divided using the Benson formula.  We remand to the district court to create a QDRO.  With the division of the IPERS account, recalculation of the division of property is needed.  As part of the recalculation, we award Holly’s IRA to her and raise her property-settlement payment obligation. 

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