by Patty Shewmaker | Oct 21, 2020 | Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, Military Family Law, Qualified Domestic Relations Order, Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)
Assets are typically divided when a couple gets divorced but the split does not necessarily extend to retirement plans. This is where a qualified domestic relations order, or QDRO, is need. Patty Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis of the Law Firm Shewmaker & Shewmaker...
by Patty Shewmaker | Aug 21, 2020 | Divorce, Equitable Division, Military Family Law, Qualified Domestic Relations Order
The ramifications if you delay in obtaining a QDRO in a Military Separation or Divorce are severe. You could lose valuable rights and run the risk of forfeiting benefits that were awarded to you. In this video, Patty Shewmaker and Jimmy Lewis of the Law Firm Shewmaker...
by Alexa Lewis | Aug 13, 2020 | Divorce, Family Law, Military Divorce, Military Family Law, Survivor Benefit Annuities
Alexa Lewis and Steve Shewmaker of the Atlanta, GA based Law Firm Shewmaker & Shewmaker discuss what happens to military pensions after a divorce and the death of the service member, as well as the survivor benefit...
by Steve Shewmaker | Aug 6, 2020 | Alimony, Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, Military Divorce, Military Family Law
The 10/10 rule applies to former spouses of military members and defines how they receive their portion of the ex’s military retirement pay if they are entitled to it in military divorce cases. Steve Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis of the Atlanta, GA based Law Firm...
by Alexa Lewis | Jul 16, 2020 | Alimony, Child Support, Divorce, Equitable Division, Family Law, Military Divorce, Military Family Law
In this video join Alexa Lewis and Steve Shewmaker while they discuss the military’s spousal support requirements. All the branches have mechanisms for interim support that the service member may be required to pay if the couple is estranged or not living...
by Patty Shewmaker | Jul 8, 2020 | Divorce, Family Law, Military Divorce, Military Family Law, Tricare
In this third video in a series on Tricare, Steve and Patty Shewmaker of the Shewmaker & Shewmaker Law Firm discuss specifics of Tricare and when it ends in a Divorce involving a military member. Specifically, in the case of 20/20/20 or 25 spouse. They also touch...
