The Survivor Benefit Plan can protect a former spouse against the loss of military retirement income when the retiree dies. But that protection must be addressed in the divorce. A later retirement order generally cannot add survivor benefits that the settlement agreement or judgment never awarded.

A military LES or Leave and Earnings Statement can reveal far more than take-home pay. Understanding its allowances, deductions, allotments, and adjustments is essential to evaluating support and financial claims in a Florida military divorce.

The military divorce “10/10 rule” requires at least 10 years of marriage overlapping at least 10 years of creditable military service before DFAS can make direct property-division payments to a former spouse. But when does the marriage stop for purposes of the calculation? In a Florida divorce, the stronger reading of federal law and the Department of Defense regulations is that the marriage runs through the effective date of the divorce, the entry of the Final Judgment, not merely the date the petition was filed.

A military career creates financial rights that a generic prenup can easily overlook. Discover how a Florida prenuptial agreement can address military retirement, TSP savings, survivor benefits, alimony, and the financial consequences of frequent moves.

A military bonus can affect property division, alimony, and child support in different ways. The contract, vesting date, payment schedule, tax treatment, and repayment provisions can determine what a spouse receives and what the servicemember can realistically afford.

Military retired pay stops when the servicemember dies. SBP, whole life insurance, and term life insurance offer different ways to protect a former spouse, but their costs, guarantees, restrictions, and risks differ substantially. Learn what each party should evaluate before signing a Florida military divorce settlement.

Florida law generally permits court-authorized email service on a servicemember in a foreign country when the method provides reliable notice and no applicable international agreement prohibits it. Understand the evidence, deadlines, jurisdictional issues, and military protections that determine whether your case can proceed.

Military compensation does not come in one legally interchangeable package. This guide explains which forms of military retirement and disability-related pay may be divided in a Florida divorce, which are federally protected, and which may still affect alimony or child support.

In Rushing v. Rushing, Florida’s Sixth District Court of Appeal reversed an order that gave a former spouse a share of military retirement value earned after divorce. The decision provides unusually detailed guidance on hypothetical retirement calculations, High-3 pay, marital settlement agreements, DFAS orders, evidence, and enforcement.

Substance abuse in a military divorce is not just a family-law issue. Drug use, alcohol abuse, DUI arrests, failed testing, prescription medication misuse, relapse, treatment, command involvement, deployment, security-clearance concerns, and parenting-plan disputes can collide in one case. In Florida military divorce and custody cases, the court still focuses on evidence, children, support, and practical orders that work in the real world.