{"product_id":"the-military-divorce-handbook-mark-e-sullivan-9781641053303","title":"The Military Divorce Handbook: A Practical Guide to Representing Military Personnel and Their Families, Third Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow completely revised and significantly expanded, \u003cem\u003eThe Military Divorce Handbook \u003c\/em\u003econtinues to be the go-to resource for understanding the issues involved and effectively representing military personnel and their spouses in domestic situations--divorce, separation, custody, support, and division of property. This timely and much-needed addition to a family lawyer's library is both comprehensive and practical, covering all aspects of representing servicemembers and their spouses in divorce in an accessible, easy-to-use format. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a divorce action involves a military client, there are special issues that arise which make these cases more difficult. \u003cem\u003eThe Military Divorce Handbook \u003c\/em\u003eguides you through the complexities of all aspects of representing military personnel or their spouses to help you provide competent and thorough representation for your client. Key chapters explain the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), military tax issues, and the important issue of dividing military retirement benefits. Also covered are the difficult and increasingly important issues of custody and domestic violence involving servicemembers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExplaining complex issues in clear, current and concise language, Mark E. Sullivan provides numerous Practice Tips throughout the text to make your practice easier and more efficient. Relevant appendices are included at the end of the chapter, and in this two-volume edition, hundreds of additional pages of additional material are available to readers online. This fully updated edition includes extensive new information, including:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn expanded section about rules and resources for getting documents from the government under the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new glossary of cases on the SRCA, a chart showing the new statutory sections for the Act since its codification by Congress in 2015, and new information on how to search the Defense Department's on-line database for whether a party is serving in the military\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA section-by-section analysis of the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act and an expanded section on international kidnaping remedies and the Hague Abduction Convention\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResources on domestic abuse and the Family Advocacy Program, a section on Article 128b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice that makes domestic violence a new criminal offence, and information on representation for sexual assault victims and compensation for domestic-abuse victims\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew sections on the Blended Retirement System and the Supreme Court's Howell decision and VA indemnification, new rules about the amendment to the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act which freezes the divisible pension on the date of divorce (the Frozen Benefit Rule), esources for understanding military retired pay, and an expanded section on reduction in grade at retirement due to misconduct\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eNow in its third edition, \u003cem\u003eThe Military Divorce Handbook \u003c\/em\u003econtinues to be a pertinent resource and a helpful legal guide for attorneys handling family law cases in the military context. The hands-on knowledge contained in this accessible handbook is essential for family lawyers so they can provide professional representation for their client, whether servicemember or spouse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark E. Sullivan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641053305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641053303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Bar Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.00w x 2.40d","brand":"Mark E. Sullivan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616898937087,"sku":"9781641053303","price":249.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39d9ee23-403e-4e17-8c64-c8c60ec6acd9.jpg?v=1703022941","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-military-divorce-handbook-mark-e-sullivan-9781641053303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}