The service member’s benefits aren’t affected, and they always maintain their benefits. What happens to the spouse is that you will lose your benefits depending on how long you’ve been married and when you get divorced, which is why you have to be careful in terms of timing and also realize that you are still entitled to those benefits and commissary is very important.
That’s a big price discount to shop at the commissary. You are still entitled to that while you’re still married. Unless you have a 20/20/20 marriage, you’re not going to be entitled to use the commissary after divorce. The pension benefits are divided, and you’re not able to stay on the member’s’ healthcare coverage unless you have been married long enough.
Carolyn Grimes is a family lawyer at the law firm of Wade Grimes Friedman Sutter & Leischner PLLC in Alexandria, Virginia. To learn more about Grimes and her firm, visit www.oldtownlawyers.com.
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