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Major Changes to Military Retirement

 

In late 2016, the USFSPA was amended through section 641 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017.

A legal note from Marshal Willick about the federal government injecting itself into state divorce law by enacting changes to the Uniformed Service Former Spouses Protection Act (“USFSPA”) that impede the property rights of former spouses of military members, make the process much more difficult and expensive for everyone, and increase malpractice risks for divorce lawyers.