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Are You Entitled to Retroactive Child Support During Deployment Separation?

Are You Entitled to Retroactive Child Support During Deployment Separation?

Child support is one of the most vital components of a divorce involving children, but when one parent is in the military and deployed overseas or to another duty station, enforcing and calculating s...

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Florida Courts vs. the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA)

Florida Courts vs. the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA)

When a marriage involving a service member ends in divorce, one of the most contested financial issues is the division of military retirement benefits. While Florida law governs equitable distributio...

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Military Residency and Florida Divorce: Establishing Legal Standing

Military Residency and Florida Divorce: Establishing Legal Standing

One of the most misunderstood aspects of military divorce is jurisdiction—specifically, whether a service member or their spouse has the legal standing to file for divorce in Florida. With fre...

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Dividing Deployment Pay, Hazard Pay, and Other Special Allowances in Divorce

Dividing Deployment Pay, Hazard Pay, and Other Special Allowances in Divorce

In military divorces, service-related pay and benefits play a central role in equitable distribution. While most spouses are familiar with the idea of dividing a military pension, fewer understand th...

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Drafting Parenting Plans Around Temporary Duty Assignments (TDY)

Drafting Parenting Plans Around Temporary Duty Assignments (TDY)

In a military divorce involving children, one of the most critical components of the case is the parenting plan. A parenting plan must address not only the day-to-day realities of time-sharing, decis...

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What Happens to Your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) in Divorce?

What Happens to Your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) in Divorce?

In military divorces, most people focus on the division of military pensions, BAH-related support issues, and time-sharing across deployments. But there’s another major financial asset often overlo...

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Getting an Accurate Pension Valuation When Active-Duty Status is Uncertain

Getting an Accurate Pension Valuation When Active-Duty Status is Uncertain

Military divorces are among the most complex family law cases, especially when it comes to valuing retirement benefits. While the division of military pensions is permitted under Florida’s equitabl...

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What Counts as Marital Property When You’ve Been Stationed Everywhere?

What Counts as Marital Property When You’ve Been Stationed Everywhere?

In military marriages, the unique challenges of service life—frequent relocations, overseas deployments, and housing allowances—complicate more than just logistics. They also complicate the legal...

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What Happens When Your Ex Lies About Military Status in Court Filings?

What Happens When Your Ex Lies About Military Status in Court Filings?

In a Florida divorce or custody proceeding, full disclosure is not optional—it is the legal standard. But what happens when your ex intentionally misrepresents facts about their military status in ...

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