Divorce — also known as the dissolution of a marriage — is never easy. But in the military, more so than in civilian world, it can feel utterly impossible. Between dividing benefits, relocation issues ...

I get many, many letters and comments from military service members and military spouses who are facing a marital separation or divorce. The writers ask many good questions and present really ...

A change included in a new law governing the Defense Department alters military divorce retirement rules, making things more fair for the divorcing service member while still protecting the financial ...

Divorce — it’s no stranger to those in the military. At the same time, the military is a very tradition-minded institution, so divorce is often treated like the family secret no one talks about.

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We often refer to the Supreme Court as a “hot bench”: Questions fly fast and furious from all the justices, often allowing the lawyers to get out only a few sentences (if that many) before fielding ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter J Reilly is a Forbes contributor who covers taxes. The way tax rules interact with divorces rules is complicated enough.

When Ken Walsh returned from Iraq in October 2007, he had changed — and so had things at home. He only knew life with his two older kids. He had been there for the birth of his youngest two, twins, ...

(CN) – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot increase a former spouse’s share of a veteran’s military retirement pay to make up for a loss in benefits caused by a waiver to receive ...

Longer and more frequent combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan undermined marital satisfaction among U.S. troops leading to more divorce, according to what researchers say is the largest study ...

Divorce is often a complicated, emotional, and messy undertaking in the best of situations, and can be even more so for members of the military. Although legally divorce is the same for military ...

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been hard on military marriages, with the risk of divorce rising directly in relation to the length of time enlisted service members have been deployed to combat ...