Military Pay & Retirement

Getting a divorce is painful enough, but if you or your spouse (or both) are members of the military, it can be even more complex. If you are considering a Colorado military divorce and you or your spouse have established residence in Colorado, consider consulting with a Colorado Springs military divorce attorney. While in many

When marital vows break down, most military people are thinking about their immediate needs; a lawyer, separate checking accounts, a property settlement and a fair distribution of assets. Unless tax time is just around the corner, chances are that most couples aren’t thinking about the impact of divorce on their taxes. But divorce may have

After several divorce cases resulted in military retirement pay being awarded to an ex-spouse as part of a “community property” ruling, a subsequent case reached the U.S. Supreme Court. The resulting decision was that military retirement benefits were not yet covered by federal laws and could not legally be treated as joint property. Since this

If there’s one thing that military service members worry about, it’s the possibility of losing a sizable portion of their retired pay in a divorce settlement. Retired pay in the military is different than a 401K or pension in the civilian world and it is treated differently in a divorce situation, but you may need

Military divorce attorneys in Colorado Springs have found that most of the litigation that takes place in their cases revolves around the division of military retirement in divorce. Already far more complicated than traditional divorce, military divorce is regulated by both state and federal court systems, so it is highly recommended that an experienced military

Military service members are awarded special treatment by the federal government in civil suits due to their unique circumstances. The issues surrounding military personnel first surfaced during the wars when many members were unable to respond appropriately to suits filed against them due to their being on duty. The federal government enacted legislation allowing service

If there is one thing that can make a military service member nervous it is the thought of losing part of his or her retired pay in a divorce settlement. It doesn’t matter if one served on the front lines in Afghanistan or Iraq, or as an officer at the U.S. Air Force Academy, military

If there is one thing that makes a military service member nervous, it is the prospect of losing part of his or her retirement in a divorce settlement. Whether on the front lines in Iraq or Afghanistan, training soldiers at U.S. Air Force Academy or working behind the scenes elsewhere, military personnel rely on their