Best Posts in Thread: Tricare and Ex-Spouse Law proposed changes

"...Ex-Spouse Law Tweaked – The 1982 Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act allows divorce courts to divide military retired pay as property jointly earned in marriage. Congress hasn’t considered even modest changes to the USFSPA for more than a decade. But on Wednesday freshman congressman Steve Russell (R-Okla.), a combat veteran and retired infantry officer, won bipartisan support for a USFSPA amendment to benefit members who divorce after the defense bill is enacted into law...."

Apparently, if this gets passed and signed into law, this change won't be retro-active. But at least it will make it more fair in the future.

I knew a Navy JO whose husband intentonally waited to file for divorce until after she had over 10 years active duty AND after they had 10 consecutive years of marriage. So he stood to get both his Social Security based on her earned income and of course, a good part of her military benefits, too.

Yep. Men play this game, too.

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