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Divorcing the Military - How to Attach, How to Defend

 

It is the far better practice to deal with military retirement benefits during the divorce itself, instead of deferring the matter to be dealt with later.

Military retirement benefits are so central to any divorce involving those assets that practitioners cannot afford to not know a great deal of the detail required to provide for their adequate disposition. It has become increasingly important for domestic relations practitioners to learn all aspects of relevant retirement plans, and to develop appropriate valuations for those assets, with thoughtful written contingencies for all matters that could vary, including tax, survivorship, and related issues. Only then can counsel intelligently negotiate – or litigate – their clients’ interests in such retirement benefits.