No. 19-1236October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Evens v. Evens
This case involves a legal dispute appealed from the Supreme Court of South Dakota.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a legal dispute appealed from the Supreme Court of South Dakota. The specific details of the dispute are not available in the provided record.
Question presented
Whether the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act, 10 U.S.C. § 1408, and this Court’s decision in Howell v. Howell, 137 S. Ct. 1400 (2017), preempt a state court from ordering a veteran to indemnify a former spouse for a reduction in the former spouse’s share of the veteran’s military retirement benefits caused by the veteran’s post-divorce waiver of retirement pay to receive combat-related special compensation?
- Case path
Supreme Court of South Dakota / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
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