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14 Sw. U. L. Rev. 613 (1983-1984)
Toward Pension Equality: A Reexamination of California's Terminable Interest Doctrine

handle is hein.journals/swulr14 and id is 623 raw text is: TOWARD PENSION EQUALITY: A REEXAMINATION OF CALIFORNIA'S TERMINABLE INTEREST DOCTRINE Kevin R. Culhane* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................. 614 II. THE TERMINABLE INTEREST DOCTRINE: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT ............................................. 618 A. The Development of the Benson/Waite Rationale ..... 618 B. The Extension of Benson/Waite ...................... 625 C. The Development of Authority Opposing Benson/W aite ....................................... 628 III. CHIRMSIDE v. BOARD OF ADMINISTR4TION OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM ........................ 633 A. The H olding .......................................... 633 B. Effect of In re Marriage of Brown .................... 637 C Implied Statutory Repeal .............................. 639 IV. THE TERMINABLE INTEREST DOCTRINE AFTER CHIRMSIDE ........................................ 643 A. Private Pension Plans ................................. 643 B. Governmental Pensions Consisting of Accumulated Contributions ......................................... 644 C Employer-Funded or Mixed-Employer-Funded Govern- m ental Pensions ....................................... 646 V . C ONCLUSION .............................................. 648 SJ.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; J.S.M., Stanford Law School; Visiting Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law 1984-85; Partner, Hansen, Boyd, Culhane and Mounier, Sacramento, California. The author is indebted to this law firm for affording him the opportunity to take a teaching sabbatical leave during the 1983-84 academic year. The author is further indebted to the administration and faculty of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, for creating and maintaining an atmosphere conducive to scholarly research. Deserving special mention is Professor Jerome J. Curtis of the McGeorge

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