If you or your spouse are in the military, certain rules apply to your divorce. Federal law controls military pensions and certain emergency child support orders, and state law controls all other aspects of your divorce. Perhaps the most misunderstood area of law arises from the division of military pensions because federal law supercedes what your settlement agreement or state law has to say.

As with military deployment, military divorces require constant vigilance --there are many traps for the unwary--so read on...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's):

• Military Divorces

Military Divorce Family Law Articles:

• Selecting an Attorney to Handle a Military Divorce

• Benefits of Former Spouses of Military Personnel

• Fact Sheet - Former Spouse SBP

• On 1990 Major Amendments to Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act

• 10 United States Code Section 1408 (1993)

• 10 United States Code Section 1408 (1996 Amendments)

• 10 United States Code Section 1408 - Comments on 1996 Amendments

• Common Mistakes Divorce Lawyers Make Dividing Military Retirement Pay

• Dividing Military Retired Pay

Military Divorce Counsel:

• Edwin C. Schilling III, Esq. - Nationwide Consulting Attorney and Expert Witness

• Livesay & Myers - Virginia Lawyers
  
  
• The Military Law Group - Virginia Lawyers

Military Issues Divorce Bulletin Board:

• Military Divorce Bulletin Board

Military Divorce Family Law Additional Resources:

• Military Committee, ABA Family Law Section

• Virginia State Home Page (contains military-relevant articles)

• ARA - American Retirees Association

• http://www.jagcnet.army.mil/Legal

• EX-POSE
  Ex-Partners of Servicemen (Women) for Equality
  PO Box 11191
  Alexandria, VA 22312
  (703) 941-5844

• WISE (Women In Search Of Equity FOR MILITARY In Divorce)
  P.O. Box 4383
  Annapolis, Maryland 21403
  1-800-808-4207

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