Category Archives: Military Divorce

Legally, divorcing military personnel face the same procedural problems of anyone ending a marriage. In the strictest sense, there is no such animal as a military divorce. A servicemember or the spouse of a servicemember receives a divorce under the … Continue reading →

Civilians almost always file for divorce where they live, but a military couple has a number of choices to make about the place to file. In the military community, a couple could be from one state, married in a second … Continue reading →

In a military divorce, the two spouses want to see the servicemember’s LES. A LES is the Leave and Earnings Statement. It is a monthly record given  to members of the United States military that documents their pay and leave … Continue reading →

A military couple who are divorcing must make themselves familiar with the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act  (USFSPA), which the state courts apply when the service couple divorce. The USFSPA does not automatically give the nonmilitary spouse any of … Continue reading →

Servicemembers Civil Relief ACT (SCRA) protects active duty military personnel from being sued while on active military service and for up to a year after active duty. In divorce actions, this means that a service member (a solider, sailor, airman, … Continue reading →