Retired Ventura police Sgt. John Snowling was making more than $117,000 in pension benefits — and was likely to lose half of it in divorce, legal experts said.
Among the wounded was Snowling's estranged wife Marie Snowling, who was retiredMarie Snowling, filed for divorce Dec. 21, seeking to end their three-decade-long union.
Sgt. Snowling started working for VPD in July 1986 before his retirement in February 2014, according to police in the oceanside town. His pension was $117,421, according to public records.Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images file And while California’s 50-50 standard is well-known, divorcing parties often fail to come to grips with that potential income loss until late in the process, family law attorney Demetria Graves said.
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