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During the years in issue, Sandra worked as a clerk at LCR
Corporation, a plumbing supply house, where she earned $17,877 in
1994 and $17,700 in 1995.
Sandra had Social Security earnings at least as far back as
1976. Her Social Security earnings increased from $781 in 1976
and $434 in 1977, to $8,700 in 1982. Her Social Security
earnings then declined, reaching zero in 1987. Thereafter,
Sandra’s Social Security earnings varied greatly from one year to
the next. Sandra’s Social Security earnings for 1976 through
1995 totaled $142,902.
C. The Marriage Contract
Sandra and Michael met in December 1988. On July 14, 1989,
they were married in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Louisiana is
a community property State.
Before their marriage, Sandra and Michael entered into a
marriage contract (see infra note 16), which made them “separate
in property”. One of the reasons they did so was, on the advice
of Sandra’s divorce attorney, to prevent Rucker from aggregating
Sandra and Michael’s income in an attempt to reduce or eliminate
Rucker’s child support payment obligations. Petitioners executed
the marriage contract on July 12, 1989; on July 14, 1989, the
marriage contract was “filed for registry” in the conveyance
records of St. Tammany Parish, where petitioners then resided.
The marriage contract provides as follows:
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