Your divorce won’t be valid unless the court that grants it has what’s called “jurisdiction” over you and your spouse. Federal law provides that in order to make court orders relating to a military retirement plan enforceable, certain special jurisdictional requirements must be met. The divorce proceedings must be filed where the military spouse is domiciled or where the military spouse is a resident, or where both spouses agree to. The Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA) governs how military retirement benefits are calculated and divided upon divorce. The typical military divorce filing requirements are as follows:
- You or your spouse must reside in Georgia
- You or your spouse must be stationed in Georgia
If you and your spouse agree about where you want to bring your divorce action, you don’t need to worry about jurisdiction. If you both participate in the divorce action without challenging jurisdiction, then the final judgment would probably stand up against a legal challenge later.
The federal laws will not divide and distribute any of the military members retirement to the spouse unless they have been married 10 years or longer while the member has been active duty military.
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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