Military Divorce

Military divorces are different to a normal divorce, because the retirement pay distribution to the former spouse is subject to federal law. This blog will provide a brief overview on the "10/10" rule, which is a guideline for the retirement pay that will be received...

Ending a marriage must be one the most gut-wrenching events anyone can go through. Now, take that pain and hardship and imagine how it multiplies for military couples. While military divorces are not automatically more difficult than civilian divorces, certain things...

The Supreme Court ruling in Howell vs. Howell last month could affect the way disabled military retirees split their pensions with ex-spouses. The ruling may allow disabled retirees to pay less to their exes. In military divorces, the spouses of service members are...

Getting married can benefit couples when one person is in the military. Spousal benefits can be quite attractive, and when one spouse is stationed overseas, the military may pay for the other spouse to join. However, divorce rates have increased for female military...

If you're married to a military servicemember and planning to get a divorce, you're probably wondering what will happen to your valuable military identification cards and the benefits that come with it. In the majority of situations, you will lose your ID card, but...

All military service members who have been active for 20 years or more can receive a military pension when they retire. That pension will compensate them for life. Since Congress passed Uniformed Service Members Protection Act in 1982, family law courts will treat...

The military lifestyle is one with a lot of movement and relocation. Service members may be transferred between bases, they may be deployed, and they may spend a significant amount of time moving around for training. This can make filing for divorce a bit more...

You finally got the call you'd been expecting: The service member you married, who is still deployed, wants to end the marriage. The separation is just too much of a strain on the relationship. He or she wants to end things, telling you to consider the marriage over...

A military divorce needs to be handled very differently from a regular divorce from a legal perspective. As such, when a military servicemember goes through the divorce process, several important areas need to be considered and addressed either in court or in an...

Fewer military personnel have been deployed overseas in recent years than at the height of U.S. involvement in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It might seem that having service members at home with their spouses would lead to greater marital strife and divorce....