Family Law Attorney Robert Mues looks at statistics released by the Pentagon that suggests an increase in divorce rates, up from last year, and how the importance of mental health counselors can be helpful for Military families.
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Attorney Anne Shale discusses the benefits available to former spouses of military members such as, Commissary, Base Exchange, Base Hospital and Medical.
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Attorney Anne Shale takes a look at how Military pensions can be divided in a divorce
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Attorney Robert Mues of the Ohio Family Law Blog discusses the new Military Survivor Benefit Election procedure and where to download the new DD 2656-10 form to proceed with the military divorce decree.
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The Army has developed an excellent online resource guide that would benefit new members of all the branches of the armed services, as well as their spouses and their families. It contains a great deal of useful information, including many resources and various checklists. The guide is described as follows: “This guide introduces new Army [...]
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