Military Divorce Tips

About the Book
Know the questions to ask during this difficult time. Military Divorce Tips, for the service member, the soon-to-be-former spouse, and their attorneys, provides a solid foundation for a basic understanding of military divorce issues.  

This efficient reference tool provides quick insight to the complexities involved without delving too heavily into the U.S. Codes themselves. At the same time, attorneys are able to use the footnotes if sources are needed for litigation.  

An awareness of the basics can lessen the economic and emotional turmoil of divorce. Consultations with financial advisors and divorce lawyers will be more productive, less time consuming, and less expensive.

Major topics inside include:

• Health care options including CHCBP
• The Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act
• Military Retirement Benefits
• The Survivor Benefit Plan
• Disposable Retired Pay
• Disability Pay
• Remarriage

The personnel office, finance office, SBP counselor, judges, lawyers, and clients, are just a few involved at both divorce time and retirement time. They will all discuss their knowledge and opinions concerning how an issue should be addressed or how a form should be completed. When one takes into account all the participants, codes, and regulations involved, it is understandable (but undesirable) that an error might be made either during the writing of, the interpreting of, or processing the paperwork to enforce a final divorce decree. Use this book as a tool to find advantageous angles in a military divorce as well as setting expectations and follow up actions for the future.

About the Author
Tracy Foote, former Capt. USAF, was a dual-military couple spouse who served overseas specializing in Military Accounting and Finance. Her nine years in service and ten more subsequently as a dependent spouse with children, give her a grasp of various viewpoints. When her marriage ended, she turned her first-hand experiences and expertise concerning military divorce benefits and entitlements into valuable tips to assist other couples.

Her two other financial advice books are Family Divorce Tips and The Kid's ROTH IRA Handbook.

Military Divorce Checklists
Inside Military Divorce Tips find eleven different Military Divorce Checklists to assist service members, spouses, and lawyers down correct paths. Don't let your decree be lacking. Avoid some forgotten issue. Understand what you are signing and know how to follow up and check figures after paperwork is processed.