Q&A

What is the legal definition of recently separated veteran?

What is the legal definition of recently separated veteran?

recently separated veteran. ’ means any veteran who applies for participation under this Act within 48 months after the discharge or release from active military, naval, or air service.

Is it legal for a military spouse to be separated from their spouse?

If you get caught, you may try to argue that you were no longer “married” because you and your spouse were living separate and apart, or were legally separated, but that argument is not necessarily going to succeed. As stated above, the only way to end your marriage is through divorce.

Can a military spouse get divorced under the UCMJ?

The only sure way to avoid a criminal charge of adultery under the UCMJ is to wait until a state court grants you a final divorce decree, thereby making you “single” again. Military divorce and separation issues are fairly complex because they may be governed by a combination of military codes, state divorce laws and Federal statutes.

Are there any military lawyers that do divorce?

Although military personnel and their family members have access to free legal services provided by the Judge’s Advocate General’s Corps (military officers who are also lawyers), military lawyers are not usually familiar with state divorce laws.

recently separated veteran. ’ means any veteran who applies for participation under this Act within 48 months after the discharge or release from active military, naval, or air service.

If you get caught, you may try to argue that you were no longer “married” because you and your spouse were living separate and apart, or were legally separated, but that argument is not necessarily going to succeed. As stated above, the only way to end your marriage is through divorce.

The only sure way to avoid a criminal charge of adultery under the UCMJ is to wait until a state court grants you a final divorce decree, thereby making you “single” again. Military divorce and separation issues are fairly complex because they may be governed by a combination of military codes, state divorce laws and Federal statutes.

Although military personnel and their family members have access to free legal services provided by the Judge’s Advocate General’s Corps (military officers who are also lawyers), military lawyers are not usually familiar with state divorce laws.