Know the questions to ask during a military divorce. Military Divorce Tips, for the service member, the soon-to-be-former spouse, and their attorneys, provides a solid foundation for a basic understanding of military divorce issues. See also: http://www.formermilitaryspouse.com
An awareness of the basics and the USFSPA can lessen the economic and emotional turmoil of divorce. Consultations with financial advisors and divorce lawyers will be more productive, less time consuming, and less expensive.
Major military divorce topics inside include:
-Health care options including CHCBP
-The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (USFSPA)
-Military Divorce Retirement Benefits
-The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
-Disposable Retired Pay and Military Divorce
-Disability Pay in a Military Divorce
-Remarriage after a Military Divorce
The personnel office, finance office, SBP counselor, judges, lawyers, and clients, are just a few involved at both divorce time and retirement time. They will all discuss their knowledge and opinions concerning how an issue should be addressed or how a form should be completed. When one takes into account all the participants, codes, and regulations involved, it is understandable (but undesirable) that an error might be made either during the writing of, the interpreting of, or processing the paperwork to enforce a final divorce decree. Use this book as a tool to find advantageous angles in a military divorce as well as setting expectations and follow up actions for the future.
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