Columbia Family Divorce Law Blog

Divorce can be a challenging time, especially when it comes to dividing assets. One of the most significant assets at stake is often a 401(k) retirement account.

In 2022, a former husband of a marriage dissolved in 1994, who was recalled from military retirement to active service and given a promotion and salary increase from 2009-2012, moved to clarify the dissolution decree and Military Qualifying Court Order (MQCO), arguing that his former wife’s portion of the pension should not include the salary increases resulting from the husband’s involuntary recall to active duty service.

Those who are considering a divorce have more options compared to previous generations. In the past, if the divorcing parties could not develop an agreement on their own, they were left to litigate the matter.

Military retirement benefits often provide essential support to retired servicemembers and their spouses. This importance often makes them a significant challenge if those servicemembers divorce.

There are many reasons why service members may end up divorcing their spouses. Infidelity, long periods of separation and simple incompatibility can all lead to a military divorce.

Military parents on active duty must manage both their service and their family responsibilities, like child support. It is important for them to keep up with child support payments, even when they are deployed.

After years of mistreatment and coercive control, one spouse may have had enough. They may firmly believe that the other spouse is a narcissist and they want to divorce them as soon as possible.

In today’s families, grandparents often step into roles that extend beyond the traditional. They can offer love, support and even primary care for their grandchildren.

Technology-related careers have the potential to be quite lucrative. However, they can also be somewhat demanding.

When couples decide to end their marriage, they often seek alternatives to court proceedings. Two common methods are divorce mediation and arbitration.