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 13-15-00150-CV
 FILED THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
IN THE 13TH COURT OF APPEALS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
 CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG 7/2/2015 10:52:24 AM
 CECILE FOY GSANGER
 CLERK
 07/02/15
 NO. 13-15-00150-CV
CECILE FOY GSANGER, CLERK
BY cholloway
 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS RECEIVED IN
 13th COURT OF APPEALS
 CORPUS CHRISTI/EDINBURG, TEXAS
 THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
 7/2/2015 10:52:24 AM
 CECILE FOY GSANGER
 Clerk
 CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

 TRACIE MARIE SCHEFFLER F/K/A
 TRACIE MARIE PARSON, APPELLANT,

 v.

 PAUL MICHAEL PARSON, APPELLEE.

 On Appeal From the 81st Judicial
 District Court of Wilson County, Texas,
 Trial Court Cause No. 10-10-0579-CVW

 APPELLANT'S BRIEF
 __________________________________________________________________

 Kirk Dockery, Attorney in Charge
 State Bar No. 05929220
 Email: kirkdockery@gmail.com
 Scott R. Donaho
 State Bar No. 05967755
 Email: srdonaho@floresville.net
 The Law Offices of
 DONAHO & DOCKERY, P.C.
 P.O. Box 459
 Floresville, Texas 78114
 Tel: 830-393-2700
 Fax: 830-393-3029

 ATTORNEYS FOR
 TRACIE MARIE SCHEFLLER
 IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL

 The undersigned counsel of record certifies that the following listed persons
have an interest in the outcome of this case and were parties to the trial court's order
in this matter. These representations are made so the Judges of this Court may
evaluate possible disqualification or recusal.

APPELLANT: Tracie Marie Scheffler, referred to as "Scheffler" or "wife"

Counsel for Appellant are:

 The Law Offices of
 DONAHO & DOCKERY, P.C.
 Kirk Dockery
 Email: kirkdockery@gmail.com
 State Bar No. 05929220
 Scott R. Donaho
 Email: srdonaho@floresville.net
 State Bar No. 05967755
 P.O. Box 459
 Floresville, Texas 78114
 Telephone: 830-393-2700
 Fax: 830-393-3029

APPELLEE: Paul Michael Parson

Counsel for Appellee are:

 DIAZ JAKOB, LLC
 Jason J. Jakob
 State Bar No. 29042933
 Email: jjakob@diazjakob.com
 The Historic Milam Building
 115 E. Travis Street, Suite 333
 San Antonio, Texas 78205
 Tel.: (210)226-4500
 Fax: (210)226-4502

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

ISSUES PRESENTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

APPELLANT'S BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

STATEMENT OF THE CASE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

STATEMENT OF FACTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 Jurisdiction: Clarification or Modification?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 The DRO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
 Calculation of Retirement Pay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

PRAYER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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 INDEX OF AUTHORITIES

Cases

Allen v. Allen, 717 S.W.2d 311 (Tex. 1986). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Baxter V. Ruddle, 794 S.W.2d 76 (Tex. 1990). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Berry v. Berry, 647 S.W.2d 945 (Tex.1983). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 7, 8, 10

Beshears v. Beshears, 423 S.W.3d 493 (Tex.App. Dallas, 2014). . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Coker v. Coker, 650 S.W.2d 391 (Tex. 1983). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Douglas v. Douglas, 454 S.W.3d 591, 595 (Tex.App. El Paso, 2014).. . . . . . . . . . 7

Gainous v. Gainous, 219 S.W.3d 97 (Tex.App. Houston [1 Dist.], 2006).. . . . . . 17

Guevara v. H.E. Butt Grocery Co., 82 S.W.3d 550 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 2002,
pet. denied). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

In re R.F.G., 282 S.W.3d 722 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2009, no pet.).. . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 16

Joyner v. Joyner, 352 S.W.3d 746 (Tex.App. San Antonio, 2011). . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. CBI Industries, Inc., 907 S.W.2d
517 (Tex.,1995). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Quijano v. Quijano, 347 S.W.3d 345 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2011, no
pet.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Shanks v. Treadway, 110 S.W.3d 444 (Tex. 2003).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Taggart v. Taggart, 552 S.W.2d 422 (Tex.1977). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Tex. Natural Res. Conservation Comm'n v. IT-Davy, 74 S.W.3d 849 (Tex.2002)
.................................................................. 7

Worford v. Stamper, 801 S.W.2d 108, 109 (Tex.1990) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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 State Statutes

Tex.Fam.Code Ann. 9.002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Tex.Fam.Code Ann. 9.006(a).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Tex.Fam.Code Ann. 9.008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Federal Statutes

29 U.S.C. § 1056(d)(3)(B)(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

 v
 STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT

 Appellant believes that the errors in this case are evident from the documents

contained in the clerks record, and the appendix of this brief, and the issues presented

by this brief, and that oral argument would do little to aid the court in determination

of those issues.

 vi
 ISSUES PRESENTED

 First Point of Error

 The trial court erred in granting appellee's motion to dismiss for lack of

jurisdiction.

 Second Point of Error

 The trial court abused its discretion in granting appellee's motion to

dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

 Third Point of Error

 The trial court abused its discretion in failing to grant the relief

requested by Appellant to clarify the valuation of the military retirement in

the decree of divorce and the domestic relations order.

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 NO. 13-15-00150-CV

 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

 THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

 CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

TRACIE MARIE SCHEFFLER F/K/A
TRACIE MARIE PARSON, APPELLANT,

 v.

PAUL MICHAEL PARSON, APPELLEE.

 On Appeal From the 81st Judicial
 District Court of Wilson County, Texas,
 Trial Court Cause No. 10-10-0579-CVW

 APPELLANT'S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

 Tracie Marie Scheffler, herein after sometimes referred to as Scheffler,

Appellant, "wife," or "former wife," presents this brief in support of her request that

this Court reverse the order of the trial court dismissing the petition to clarify the

division of military retirement in the DRO for lack of jurisdiction.

 STATEMENT OF THE CASE

 This appeal lies from the trial court's entering an order dismissing the former

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 wife's petition to clarify the military retirement DRO for lack of jurisdiction.

 Appellant raises three points of error. First, the trial court erred in granting

appellee's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

 Second, that the trial court abused its discretion in granting appellee's motion

to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

 Third, that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to grant the relief

requested by Appellant to correct the valuation of the military retirement in the decree

of divorce and the domestic relations order.

 STATEMENT OF FACTS

 Appellant, Tracie Marie Scheffler, then known as Tracie Marie Parson, filed

suit for divorce in the 81st Judicial District Court of Wilson County, Texas, in October

2010.

 Appellee, Paul Michael Parson, herein after sometimes referred to as Appellee,

"husband," or "former husband," was a member of the United States Armed Services

prior to the marriage and continued to be a servicemember after the divorce, and

therefore a portion of his military retirement was his separate property.

 On February 3, 2011, the parties and their respective counsel or record met for

a settlement conference at the conclusion of which both parties and counsel signed

a rule 11 agreement which provided, in relevant part:

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 \5. Wife awarded: