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Child Support and Alimony from Military Personnel and Department of Defense Employees
(Separate Website)
Federal law authorizes the pay of active, reserve, and retired members of the military and the pay of civilian employees of the Federal government to be garnished (or attached) for the payment of child and/or spousal support. Go to this web page to find information about the process and location for getting a garnishment or wage attachment against any member of the military or any civilian employee of the Department of Defense (DOD).
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Common Questions about Alimony and Child Support from Military Personnel and Defense Employees
(Separate Website)
This web page contains answers to common questions about collecting child support and alimony from military personnel and employees of the Department of Defense.
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Common Questions About Military Retiree Beneficiary Cards
(Separate Website)
This document answers common questions about military retiree beneficiary cards. Beneficiaries are people (or a person) who should receive any retired pay you are owed when you die.
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Compensation and Pension Benefits for Veterans
(Separate Website)
Compensation & Pension Service administers a variety of benefits and services for veterans, their dependents and survivors, including, but not limited to: service-connected compensation, DIC, non-service connected pension, burial & accrued benefits, guardianship and public contact services. This website contains information about what benefits we administer.
By: Department of Veterans' Affairs
Education Benefits for Veterans and the Military
(Separate Website)
The Education Service administers a large number of education benefit programs, including: (1) Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (2) Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve, (3) Veterans Educational Assistance Program, (4) Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program and (5) a Work Study Program. This web site contains information about each of these programs, forms, and much more.
By: Department of Veterans' Affairs
In the military? Determine your potential need for legal assistance
(Separate Website)
Legal Readiness Checklist
By: American Bar Association Legal Assistance to the Military Program
Life Insurance Programs for Veterans
(Separate Website)
Why the Department of Veterans' Affairs is in the Insurance Business: Our insurance programs were developed to provide insurance benefits for veterans and servicemembers who may not be able to get insurance from private companies because of the extra risks involved in military service, or a service connected disability.
By: Department of Veterans' Affairs
Military Law Research Links
(Separate Website)
This website contains links that are useful for understanding military law and the court system, for resolving legal issues and finding source documents.
By: Military Times Media Group
Military Law: An Overview
(Separate Website)
All persons serving in the Armed Forces of the United States are subject to military law at all times. This web site contains a brief overview of military law and links to the sources of military law.
By: Cornell Legal Information Institute
National Guard and Reserve Ombudsman Services
(Separate Website)
The ESGR Ombudsmen Services Program was established to address potential problems arising among the nation's employers regarding the phasing out of the "draft" or conscription of people into the military by the Selective Service and the establishment of the all-volunteer force. There was concern that the nation's employers, who were used to some of their employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve as an alternative to compulsory active duty service, might question the necessity of such service in a purely voluntary military system. The Ombudsmen Services Program was established in response. It provides information, counseling, and informal mediation of issues relating to compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
By: Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Answers for Reservists, Guardsmen and Other Military Personnel
(Separate Website)
Information for service men and women about how the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act helps with mortgage relief, lease termination and eviction issues.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Tax Information for Members of the U.S. Armed Forces
(Separate Website)
The tax laws provide some special benefits for active members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including those serving in combat zones. For federal tax purposes, the U.S. Armed Forces includes officers and enlisted personnel in all regular and reserve units controlled by the Secretaries of Defense, the Army, Navy and Air Force. The Coast Guard is also included, but not the U.S. Merchant Marine or the American Red Cross. However, these and other support personnel may qualify for certain tax deadline extensions because of their service in a combat zone.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Unemployment Insurance for Ex-Servicemembers
(Separate Website)
The Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers program provides benefits for eligible ex-military personnel. The program is administered by the States as agents of the Federal government.
* If you were on active duty with a branch of the U.S. military, you may be entitled to benefits based on that service.
* You must have been separated under honorable conditions.
* There is no payroll deduction from the service member's wages for unemployment insurance protection. Benefits are paid for by the various branches of the military.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act
(Separate Website)
The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (the Act), 10 U.S.C. 1408, recognizes the right of state courts to distribute military retired pay to a spouse or former spouse (hereafter, the former spouse) and provides a method of enforcing these orders through the Department of Defense. The Act itself does not provide for an automatic entitlement to a portion of the member's retired pay to a former spouse. A former spouse must have been awarded a portion of a member's military retired pay as property in their final decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation (the court order). The Act also provides a method of enforcing current child support and/or arrears and current alimony awarded in the court order.
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
USERRA 101: Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Act
(Separate Website)
The Employer Support Of The Guard And Reserve (ESGR) and the United States Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) welcome you to USERRA 101. ESGR and VETS are partners in providing support to our Nation's Guard and Reserve Members. This site provides detailed information concerning The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and is the gateway to the USERRA 101 e-Learning course provided by the National Veterans' Training Institute (NVTI).
By: National Veterans' Training Institute
Veterans' Benefits
(Separate Website)
By: Governor's Office - Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Rights under the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
(Separate Website)
By: SC Employment Security Commission
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services for Veterans
(Separate Website)
Serving Disabled Veterans is Our Number One Mission. Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) is the VA program that assists veterans with service-connected disabilities to achieve employment or enhance their ability to function independently at home and in the community. This web site provides more information about VR&E programs.
By: Department of Veterans' Affairs
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