People of Montgomery, Tennessee should be aware of the numerous compromises that members of the United States military make in order to ensure the safety of the country. In many cases, while the service members are able protect the country from danger, they are unable...
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Military Divorce
Is military divorce to blame for high divorce rates?
Residents of Montgomery, Tennessee, or their spouses, who have served in the military, may be aware that divorce in the military is not the same as divorce among civilians. In addition to typical asset division, alimony, child custody and child support arrangements, a...
Military Divorce among women down but not out yet
For Tennessee armed forces personnel, an irretrievable breakdown of their marriage can be just as distressing as for their fellow civilians. While a military divorce may not always be more complicated than a civilian one, there are still a set of separate laws and...
Military divorce in Tennessee has legal, personal dimensions
Servicemembers and their families here in Montgomery know that military life is different than civilian life in numerous ways. For example, when one spouse is on active duty and deployed, the challenges faced by the spouse remaining home are unique. In the same vain,...
Government shutdown affects survivor benefits
When a soldier is killed during deployment or during active duty, survivor benefits are crucial for the surviving spouse because they often rely on those benefits to maintain their lives, especially if the have children. But those benefits have been affected by the...
Increase in military divorces for those deployed
Married couples in Tennessee understand that some marriages fail because one spouse is not around often due to their occupations. For military couples, this might be due to the spouse being deployed for an extended period of time. This time apart could be the reason...
Military benefits can complicate a divorce settlement
Military couples based in and around Fort Campbell here in Tennessee know very well the strains that service and active deployment can put on a relationship. Sometimes one or both partners may decide to go their separate ways, but when they do, there are issues they...
Lifetime spousal support for military divorce spouses may end
Service members from Montgomery, Tennessee, put their lives on the line whenever they leave their families behind to serve the country. Spouses, on the other hand, single-handedly juggle all the household chores and raise the children whenever their military partners...
Military divorce rates declined slightly in 2012
Montgomery-area military families' lives face disruption every time service members are deployed to overseas combat zones. Repeated deployments create considerable family distress, which sometimes leads to military divorce. For the first time in a decade, however, the...
Impact of a military divorce on military personnel
Military personnel often face deployment to other countries like Iraq and Afghanistan. They may also be assigned to drills and training to improve their skills in combat. Being in the military can be very fulfilling but it can also affect soldiers' relationships with...