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Determining how military benefits should be awarded to spouses and former spouses after the death of a servicemember is complex and based on a variety of factors, including the date and manner of the servicemember’s death and which military benefit is in question. Continue reading →

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Retirement funds can be distributed between spouses as part of property distribution during divorce, and this includes naming one ex-spouse the beneficiary of the other’s survivor pension benefits. In some cases, this process is fairly straightforward; the beneficiary receives the survivor benefits upon the death of the pension plan participant. If the participant remarries, the divorce decree or separation agreement is likely not enough to override statutory guidelines for distributing survivor’s benefits. Continue reading →