The military ID you hold due to your spouse’s service in the military allows you to retain medical coverage and other grants other privileges such as commissary and base exchange shopping. These are valuable benefits that you would not want to lose, even if you...
Divorce
How to protect your post-divorce financial stability
There’s no doubt that divorce is a major financial transaction. While you’ll be tasked with trying to negotiate a property division resolution that is fair and leaves you in a strong financial position post-divorce, you also have to worry about other financial aspects...
How do I divide my pension in a divorce?
The division of property may be the most technically challenging part of your divorce, and it's important to your future that you get it right. You want to make sure you have the resources you need to support yourself in your newly independent life. Community property...
Protecting your mental well-being during divorce
There’s nothing easy about divorce. Figuring out how to untangle your life from that of your spouse can be expensive, depending on how your property division plays out, and it can be emotionally overwhelming. But you have to take care of yourself throughout the...
Dividing personal injury or insurance proceeds in your divorce
Property division is one of the most complex aspects of a divorce, and often results in stress for divorcing Arizona couples. The first step in the property division process is identifying each piece of property as community property or separate property. Community...
Postdivorce military benefits
Military couples ending their marriage face several federal and state laws. They should know about these laws and their rights to benefits. Retirement pay Retirement pay is an important benefit issue when couples undergo a military divorce. Military retirement pay may...
What are the top divorce mistakes to avoid?
The goal of every divorce should be to achieve amicability, and when children are involved, an on-going successful co-parenting relationship. After all, the divorce, while about dissolving the relationship, is also about ensuring that the children are not harmed by...
Children and money in a military divorce
Money and children are major issues when couples end their marriages. These matters become more significant for military spouses because of frequent moves and the likelihood of younger children and an unemployed or underemployed civilian spouse. Children Custody is...
The possible benefits of divorce mediation
Divorce mediation can offer a variety of different benefits to divorcing couples weary of the divorce litigation process. It can help divorcing couples address all the same divorce-related concerns they may have but can do so through a less contentious process that...
What is the financial impact of a gray divorce?
There’s been quite a bit of news recently about the rising number of baby-boomer couples who are going through divorce. While the common assumption is that they are experiencing empty nest restlessness, a more nuanced look can reveal other motivations for calling it...
