Can a person keep military benifits after a divorce?

Answer 1

The ex-spouse gets no military benefits. However, the military does make sure that dependent children are taken care of. If the children are 10 or older, they will have their own military ID card. This gives them PX/BX privileges, Commissary privileges and their medical (Tri-Care). If the children are under 10, the mother (or father) will have an ID card so the children can use their privileges. If a spouse is married to the military for 10 years or more, they're given half the military members retirement. Health insurance and such isn't provided though.

Answer 2

It's ironic that I came across this question because I'm the Ombudsman for my husband's Command, and we just went through training and classes so we could be more informed on information like this to give to the spouses if they ever need it, and getting benefits after divorce was one of the areas we covered. I'm a Navy wife, but I want to make it clear that there were representatives in the class from every branch of the service, so this applies to all of them. They told us there has been some changes in system, and the following information is what we were given.
If you divorce a service member while they're still on active duty, you don't get the benefits after the divorce has went through. If you have children with that person, the kids will continue to get the benefits, but the ex spouse will not. And child support is decided by the court, and if the service member is the one ordered to pay the support but fails to do so, then the ex-spouse can go to the Military with the finale judgment for the support, and they will make sure the money is paid, usually by taking it out of their check before it reaches them.
When the divorce is final, the Military member is required to change that information and turn it into the Command or PSD.
Now if you're married for ten years or more and then divorce, when the Military member retires from the service, the ex-spouse is entitled to half of the retirement pay that the active duty member will get each month.

Answer 3

That depends on a lot of things. General rule is if a military member serves at least 20 years and the spouse was married to the military member for at least 20 years of military service, the spouse gets military benefits (including a portion of the military member's retirement) as long as he/she does not remarry. If the spouse was married to the military member for at least 15 years of military service, there are some benefits extended to the spouse, but it all depends on a rather complicated formula, and again, benefits only continue as long as the now ex-spouse does not remarry. Anything less than 15 years and the spouse is not entitled to military benefits but may be entitled to a portion of the military member's retirement -- that all depends on the ruling of the court.

Answer 4

generally speaking, it is up to the civilian courts and the wording of the divorce decree. there is no automatic granting of any benefits whatsoever, regardless of how long the marriage was.

Minor children can usually retain medical benefits and their ID card until aged 21(23 if a full time student) or until they join military service or get married. Unremarried spouses of said minor children may have a temporary restricted ID that gains them access to military facilites such as medical and Commissary bennies if the children are too young to purchase their own things.

Answer 5

Not usually after a short term marriage.

Answer 6

Depends on how you work out your divorce decree. My mother gets to keep your I.D. card, & gets half his retirement.

Answer 7

That all depends on terms of separation, both that you and your partner agree on and if necessary what the law says.