Military Divorce Attorneys
Serving Riverview, Brandon, and all of Hillsborough County, Florida
If you or your spouse are in the military, then there are special circumstances in your divorce case if one or both of you will be or is receiving a military pension. We are experienced lawyers and skilled in knowing the language which must be included in a Marital Settlement Agreement or Final Judgment which will assure that you will receive the distribution in your divorce to which you are entitled. The military has requirements and rules for dividing retirement unique to any other type of benefit plans.
Furthermore, after the divorce is final we have expertise preparing military orders and with the legal procedures governed by the Uniformed Services Former Spouse's Protection Act to provide the Defense Finance and Accounting Service the information it needs to compute your share of the pension plan's funds.
We have the skills necessary to take you through your military divorce from inception of the case through obtaining the final divorce decree and military retirement order. Contact us by email or call 813.672.1900 for an initial consultation at no charge to discuss your case with an attorney.
In addition to the special requirements of a military pension, there are also other factors which are typical in non-military divorces to consider such as the following:
- Special residency/domicile requirements for filing the Petition.
- Service of the Petition upon an active duty spouse.
- Compliance with other military rules and regulations.
- If you have children, then you will have custody, visitation and child support issues to resolve. If your spouse is deployed then there will be special visitation issues to work through, at least until the deployment ends. Furthermore, there may be substitution visitation if your spouse is deployed.
- Distribution of marital assets and debts. (You may have questions as to what is marital and non-marital.)
- Spousal support/alimony which depends largely upon the length of your marriage and whether one spouse has a need for the support and the other has the ability to pay it.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding divorce, family law, adoption or bankruptcy, as well as foreclosure defense, contact the law firm of Lynette Silon-Laguna, P.A. We provide a free initial consultation, accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express, and charge reasonable and competitive rates. Furthermore, to assist you we have a team of legal assistants and associate attorneys, including a Spanish-speaking associate attorney.
Our office is conveniently located in the Riverview/Brandon area on Highway 301 South directly off of Interstate 75, near the intersection of Bloomingdale Avenue. Contact our firm by e-mail or call 813.672.1900. We will respond at our earliest opportunity!
We serve all of Hillsborough County, including Riverview, Brandon, Gibsonton, Apollo Beach, Valrico, Thonotosassa, Sun City Center, Mango, Plant City, Ruskin, and Wimauma, Florida as well as MacDill Air Force Base.
