- Ruling sought on split of military benefits in divorce
HeraldNet
By Tom Philpott, Military Update A disabled veteran has asked the US Supreme Court to consider anew whether states violate federal law when they allow divorce courts to count a veteran's disability compensation in calculating spousal support.and more » - Will justices review how states treat vets' disability pay?
Pensacola Business Journal
A prominent attorney on military family law, Marshal Willick of Las Vegas, has written extensively on veterans' disability pay and spousal rights. In fact, when we spoke by phone Wednesday, a small group of veterans angered by his writings had just ...and more » - Md. court: Gay divorce OK while gay marriage isn't
KGWN
Jessica Port, one of the parties in the divorce case, said the ruling made her two-and-a-half year legal battle worth the trouble. "This is a huge step for gay rights and same-sex marriage in Maryland," she said. Michele Zavos, Port's attorney, ...and more » - Combat vets rally against splitting disability pay with ex-spouses
Las Vegas Review-Journal
US military veterans Ernest Pridemore, left, and Bob Jackson protest Wednesday in front of the firm of divorce attorney Marshal S. Willick. The veterans believe settlements with ex-spouses should not include shares of military disability compensation.and more » 
TheNewsTribune.comTacoma wife of man charged with bigamy fighting surreal battle
TheNewsTribune.com
That divorce decree, it's a forgery. It was allegedly authored by her husband, the man now living with his second wife and their two children at his duty station in South Korea. To her total shock, she was cut off completely from military benefits that ...and more » - Oneonta attorney among those receiving Pro Bono service awards
WKTV
By WKTV News ALBANY, NY - An Oneonta attorney is among those honored for their Pro Bono service in the field of law. An Albany Law School student who founded a program to help veterans, a recently confirmed federal judge who volunteered hundreds of ...and more » - Ask The Lawyer: Child Support Payments
Patch.com
A child of divorced parents is deemed emancipated when he or she is considered to be outside the sphere of the parents' influence, such as if a child were to become a full-time member of the military or got married. A child's death would also end the ... - Marine Arrested On Suspicion Of Killing 22-Year-Old Military Wife
KPBS
Perez was taken into custody on April 14 on an unrelated charge of possession of a stolen weapon, according to the San Diego County District Attorney's Office. Perez, an active-duty Marine based at Camp Pendleton, was questioned by sheriff's deputies ...and more » - Marine Arrested In Connection With Death Of Military Wife
KGTV San Diego
SAN DIEGO -- A Camp Pendleton-based Marine already jailed on an unrelated charge was re-arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murdering a 22-year-old North County military wife whose body was found dumped alongside a rural road in Riverside County a week ...and more »
