The practice of family law can be complicated when a military spouse is involved. Issues of deployment and child custody, military pensions and division of property, and a panoply of federal rules and regulations make protecting the rights of military spouses very complex. Even the jargon is specialized.

Military Family Law makes sense of the intricate web of federal rules and regulations govering the military, as well as the practices special to each branch of the service.

The authors, Patricia and Steven Shewmaker, both served in the military before going on to earn their law degrees and fully understand the unique issues that confront military families. They explain:

The difference branches of the military

Military pay, including basic pay, allowances, and basic allowance for housing

TriCare® medical benefits

Retired pay, and the division of retired pay

Military disability and VA benefits

The Service' Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

Domestic violence

issues, including interim family for each branch of the service

Child custody and visitation

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