They serve their country with honor and bravery in times of war. But when the troops return home, they sometimes face other struggles on the home front. The rate of military divorce was 2.6 percent in 2001. By 2009, it had increased to 3.6 percent. And statistics...
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Military Divorce
Taking another look at the military divorce rate
In the past, studies have looked at the rate of military divorce. Are military personnel more at risk of marital strife? Marriages can come to an end for a number of different reasons, as we've seen in past blog posts. It can be the result of personal differences or...
Research looks at rate of affairs among military personnel
There are many studies that look at how deployment and serving in the military can impact an individual's personal life, specifically marital relationships. Previous research has studied the rates of divorce among female service members as well as the affect a...
Can reduced deployment period also reduce military divorce?
Being halfway across the world from a spouse can put a strain on a marriage relationship. While this arrangement may not seem like a normal, everyday situation, many couples where one spouse is an active member of the military find themselves dealing with this very...
New study looks at the effect of deployment on military divorce
When a couple with one or both spouses in the military chooses to get a divorce, the process is often more complicated than when two civilians get divorced. There a number of additional factors to consider, especially when it comes to property division and child...
Military divorce often more complicated than civilian divorce
As we've seen from a number of previous posts, the divorce process is complicated and often emotion-filled. So often couples are faced with the task of dividing up a life they had together during the marriage. No matter what the circumstance, it is not easy separating...
Officer files civil lawsuit as a last resort in military divorce
When considering a divorce, should pending criminal charges have an impact on the divorce proceedings? That is the question that has been raised in a highly publicized divorce between a military officer and his estranged wife. The wife has been charged with murdering...
Women service members are more likely to divorce
Any married person knows that maintaining a marriage involves hard work. And military service members know that doing so through deployments and relocations can be even more challenging. But the Pentagon recently released statistics that show female service members...
Should deployment be a factor when determining custody rights?
Should child custody laws be different for individuals who serve in the military? Going through a military divorce carries the same emotional stress as the average divorce. But complications can arise if the couple has children together and is determining what custody...
Army Colonel seeks divorce after wife arrested for murder
In a previous post, the complicated nature of a military divorce was discussed. Even though a divorce generally is hard on a couple, there are a lot of other factors to consider when one or both spouses are in the military. Often some of the more complicated matters...
