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not covered by insurance. The divorce decree also required
petitioner, who was an active member of the U.S. Navy at the time
of the divorce, to pay Ms. Holdman, pursuant to the Uniformed
Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (USFSPA), 10 U.S.C. sec.
1408 (2000), 25 percent of his disposable retirement pay
(retirement payments).
On June 30, 2000, petitioner retired from the U.S. Navy. In
August of the same year, petitioner began receiving his
retirement pay, but he failed to make payments to Ms. Holdman as
set forth in the divorce decree. On December 4, 2000, Ms.
Holdman initiated a contempt proceeding against petitioner for
his failure to comply with the divorce decree. The Superior
Court, on June 26, 2001, ordered (the June 26 order) petitioner
to pay $1,463 relating to the children’s past dental bills. The
June 26 order also required petitioner to pay $68 a month
relating to his portion of Kimberly’s then-current dental bills
and $321 per month representing Ms. Holdman’s share of
petitioner’s retirement pay. Petitioner failed to comply with
the order. In response, Ms. Holdman initiated three additional
contempt proceedings.
On December 10, 2001, the Superior Court issued an order
(the December 10 order) that required petitioner to comply with
the June 26 order and decreased the retirement payments to $231
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