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Mixed Reserve & Active Time for 20/20/20 Benefits

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Does reserve time count towards 20/20/20?  The answer is "it depends", and even then, the more military practitioners you ask, the more answers you'll end up with.

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Domestic Violence Victim Benefits

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Transitional Compensation & Benefits

Under 10 U.S. Code §1059, a spouse or dependent child (under 18, or under 23 if in college) is entitled to receive transitional compensation and benefits if the servicemember is discharged for abuse (i.e. domestic violence or sexual assault) against the spouse or child.

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Continued Health Care Benefit Program / COBRA

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Similar to COBRA for private health insurance programs, Tricare will provide a divorced spouses who are not remarried with transitional health insurance called the Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP). At $933 per quarter for individuals, and $1996 for families, the program is far from free, and certainly not the bargain Tricare is.  However, if the civilian spouse has a preexisting medical condition, or no coverage available through his/her employer, CCHBP may be worthwhile.

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20/20/20 and 20/20/15 Benefits

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A former spouse who was married to the servicemember for at least 20 years qualifies for military benefits after the dissolution, under the conditions listed below.

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Former Spouse Military Benefits

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Upon obtaining a Colorado dissolution, the former spouse of a servicemember has a right to receive military benefits so long as he/she meets the criteria. As the benefits are statutory entitlements, they are automatic and not subject to negotiation or deviation by a divorce court in Colorado or other states.

Children and stepchildren of servicemembers retain full military benefits while unmarried and under 22.

 

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Military Retirement & Domestic Violence

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Pursuant to 10 U.S. Code §1408(h), a spouse may receive a portion of the servicemember's retired pay if the servicemember was (1) eligible for retirement, and (2) discharged at a court-martial or administratively for spousal abuse, including domestic violence or sexual assault. See Former Spouse Military Benefits for more information.

 

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