Cameron J. Fleury - Washington State Military Divorce Lawyer

If you or your spouse is an active duty serviceman or servicewoman, and divorce appears to be likely, contact Tacoma military divorce attorneys Cameron Fleury and Rachel Rolfs for advice and representation. Although military law does not displace Washington State family law, it provides for additional procedural hurdles that must be observed when one of the parties to divorce is in uniform.

For example, there are significant additional steps required before a Washington divorce can be finalized if one of the spouses is on active duty overseas. Your attorney needs to be familiar with the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act. Additionally, military divorce cases can involve difficult questions of jurisdiction concerning the residence of the parties - for example, personnel on duty for brief periods at Fort Lewis, McChord Air Force Base or Bangor Submarine Base who have transferred from other military installations may lack the residency requirements necessary for a divorce in Washington State. Tacoma divorce attorneys Cameron Fleury and Rachel Rolfs can analyze your situation and your previous postings (or those of your spouse) to see whether you are eligible for a divorce in Washington.

Military divorce also presents special problems reflecting the compensation and benefits available to servicemen and women. The community property of the marriage is likely to include basic government allowances for housing or quarters (BAH or BAQ), and retirement benefits, which the Family Court will need to distribute between the parties if an agreement cannot be reached. Our Tacoma military divorce attorneys are experienced with both negotiating and litigating questions concerning housing allowances and military retirement benefits on terms favorable to military clients involved in divorce.

For additional information about our ability to help you if you or your spouse is serving on active-duty status at any Western Washington military installation, contact our Pierce County military divorce attorneys at the Law Offices of Fleury & Associates, Family Law and Mediation, Inc. in Tacoma.

Washington State military divorce lawyers Cameron J. Fleury and Rachel Rolfs provide family law advice and representation to personnel serving in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in Washington, including active duty servicemen and servicewomen in marital dissolution cases and other family law matters in Pierce County, South King County, Puyallup, Lakewood, University Place, Bonney Lake, Fife, Spanaway, Sumner, Federal Way, Kent, Auburn, Ft. Lewis, McChord Air Force Base, or Trident Subase Bangor.