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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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Creating Custody Schedules That Comply with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

Creating Custody Schedules That Comply with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

Child custody is complex in any divorce. When one parent is an active-duty service member, the stakes are even higher. Parents must plan for deployments, relocations, and the possibility that one par...

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Protecting Your Rights During Long Absences from Florida

Protecting Your Rights During Long Absences from Florida

Military life often requires service members and their families to be away from Florida for extended periods. Whether due to deployment, a PCS move, training, or an overseas assignment, long absences...

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How Judges View “Best Interest of the Child” When One Parent is Active-Duty

How Judges View “Best Interest of the Child” When One Parent is Active-Duty

In Florida child custody cases, the governing legal standard is always the “best interest of the child.” But when one parent is on active-duty military service, applying that standard r...

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The Legal Risks of “Military Divorce Myths” in Tampa

The Legal Risks of “Military Divorce Myths” in Tampa

Military families in Tampa face unique legal and logistical challenges when navigating divorce. From deployments and pensions to housing and child custody, the legal framework surrounding military di...

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Can You Keep Base Housing During or After Divorce?

Can You Keep Base Housing During or After Divorce?

In a military divorce, one of the most pressing and emotionally charged questions is what happens to housing—specifically, whether a non-military spouse or the children of the marriage can remain i...

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