Are you involved in a divorce or child custody case involving family support? (The Colorado statutory tiles for these are dissolution of marriage and allocation of parental responsibilities). An experienced Colorado Springs divorce and child custody lawyer can guide you through the legal process and assist you in exploring your options. You have one bite at the apple in the court system so make it count.
Military Regulatory Financial SupportAll military services have regulations requiring family member financial support.
Servicemembers are required to support their dependents, and they receive extra funds from the military to do so. The military has regulatory requirements for family support that apply when there is no court order or written agreement between the parties. When there is a court order or written agreement, those take priority over military regulatory support.
There are remedies through the military services for nonsupport of family members. If a family member is not residing with the servicemember, that spouse is eligible for financial support. The services set the rate of support, which varies according to military rank. Support could be paid in the form of an in-kind payment in a few circumstances, such as payment of a mortgage or rent for the home in which the supported spouse resides.
The intent of the military support regulations is to ensure temporary support pending procurement of a support order or written agreement. The temporary support obligation begins on the day that the parties stop residing in the same residence. In practice the military spouse often has to make a formal request for the support, sometimes through the servicemember’s military command or the base Inspector General’s Office. There are some exceptions to the requirement to provide support under military regulation, such as when the requesting spouse earns more than the servicemember or lives in military-provided housing, or has committed domestic violence against the military member. If the military member does not voluntarily provide the spouse with support, the spouse can contact the servicemember’s commander or the Inspector General’s Office for assistance.
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