Military Issues in Family Law

Military & Veterans

The Military Blended Retirement System: What Every Servicemember and Lawyer Must Know

Marshal S. Willick

Learn the four major components of the recent major overhaul to retired servicemembers’ total pension benefits called the Blended Retirement Plan.

Military & Veterans

Navigating the Survivor Benefit Plan

Kumudha Kumarachandran

Tips for navigating the Survivor Benefit Plan for family members of a servicemember who has made the ultimate sacrifice.

Domestic & Sexual Violence

Domestic Violence and the Military

Steven P. Shewmaker and Patricia D. Shewmaker

The authors share what mechanisms are in place to protect victims of domestic violence in military families and what to expect in a revamped Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Military & Veterans

Chapter 61 Disability Retired Pay: Once Untouchable, Now Back in Play

Brent Tanner

Essential information on the March 2022 Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals decision ruling that receipt of Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay is considered disposable retired pay.

Military & Veterans

Gateways to Former Spouse Post-Divorce Health Care Options

Wm. John Camp

Family law practitioners can help their clients undergoing a divorce from a servicemember secure health care coverage if they act within the first 60 days of the divorce.

Military & Veterans

Lost Military Survivor Benefits? CYA: (Complete Your Application)

Kris Hilscher

The Mississippi case of Williams v. Williams demonstrates that specific reference to survivor benefits in the divorce decree and meeting the deadline to file a claim are imperative.

Military & Veterans

Working with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service

John E. Kirchner

A helpful overview of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service requirements involved in military divorce.

Military & Veterans

The Interplay Between Military Retirements and the Federal Employee Retirements

Brent Tanner

Not knowing the difference between the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System can lead a former spouse to lose what would have been a divisible asset.

Military & Veterans

The Army’s Family Law Program

Captains Tony Kratz and David Liu

Learn the controlling Army regulations for family law matters and legal services offered to servicemembers and their families at legal assistance offices located around the world.

Military & Veterans

Family Support in Military Divorce

Kaitlin Kober

The author discusses the detailed regulations that military families can rely on in each branch of the military that govern support requirements when going through a divorce.

Family

The Preeminent Voice in Family Law

Thad F. Woody

Cutting-edge issues in family law are what we have done best as a Section and will continue to do in the years ahead.

Family

From the Editor in Chief Fall 2022

Kathleen A. Hogan

You don’t need to practice near a military base to have military law issues impact your clients. Know where to look for answers.

Family

New FLS Leaders Elected at ABA Annual Meeting 2022

Congratulations to the newly elected Family Law Section Officers and Council members! Read more about leadership in this update.

Children

ART Parentage, Divorce, and the Marital Presumption

Alexis L. Cirel

The paradigm shift of establishing parentage of children conceived using assisted reproductive technology based on preconception intent creates new and complex legal conundrums.