Having one spouse in the military affects:
• where your divorce will be filed
• how support is calculated
• custody and visitation decisions, and
• pension rights and other benefits.
Service members have certain rights and obligations that are very different from those of civilians. The active duty spouse must be personally served with a summons and a copy of the divorce action in order for a Georgia court to have jurisdiction over the active military member. In an uncontested case, the active duty spouse may not have to be served as long as he or she signs and files a waiver affidavit acknowledging the divorce action. Under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act, 50 UCS section 521 the divorce proceeding may be postponed for the entire time the active service member is on duty and for up to 60 days thereafter but an active duty member can waive this right to have the divorce proceedings postponed.
Unless the service member in your family has been in the military an extremely short time and you have limited assets, you absolutely shouldn’t negotiate your divorce or sign a settlement agreement without at least consulting an attorney experienced in military divorce.
Our Savannah GA (Georgia) divorce attorneys can help you if you are located in Savannah GA (Georgia), Richmond Hill, Coastal Empire, Hinesville, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City, Tybee Island, Bloomingdale, Isle of Hope, Pembroke, Darien, Augusta, Brunswick, Statesboro, Rincon, Springfield, Lyons Vidalia, Claxton, Metter, Swainsboro, Baxley, Jesup, McCrae, Valdosta, Waynesboro, Wrightsville, Chatham County, Bryan County, Glynn County, McIntosh County, Liberty County, Long County, Evans County, Bulloch County, Effingham County and Toombs County, and in Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.
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