Divorce for Active and Retired Military Personnel in Texas
If either or both spouses contemplating divorce is on active military duty, your case is likely to present complications on issues ranging from child support to whether your case can be filed in a Texas court.
To learn how current or former military status can affect your rights and responsibilities in a Texas divorce case, contact the Law Offices of Wendy Wood. We maintain offices in Houston and Bryan, and we're ready to advise and represent military personnel and their spouses who have been stationed at Fort Hood, Randolph Air Force Base, Fort Sam Houston, Brooke Army Medical Center or any other installation in Texas.
We can show you how past or current military status can affect your rights
The first question that active duty military service raises is jurisdictional: is a Texas family court authorized to hear your divorce case? Whether you're serving at a Texas base or you've been stationed overseas for years, only a close look at the facts of your residence or military home of record will determine whether you can file for divorce in Texas. We can use our understanding of the jurisdictional laws to help you keep a case in Texas or to deny the authority of a Texas court, depending on your goals.
Other issues that frequently come up in military divorce are the following:
- Child support calculations based on a Leave and Earnings Statement
- Property division issues related to military pensions
- Effect on deployment to active duty on family law rights
- Child custody or visitation rights that might transfer to a servicemember's parents under Texas law
- Protecting benefits for a former military spouse based on length of service and length of marriage
Military families are under enough stress without having to wonder whether their divorce attorney can handle the challenge of protecting their interests. At the Law Offices of Wendy Wood, we're committed to helping each of our clients define their objectives and find the right strategic path for achieving them.
If you need advice about your rights in a military divorce case in Texas, contact an experienced lawyer at the Law Offices of Wendy Wood for a free consultation in Houston or Bryan.
