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Articles From Mark E. Sullivan

Military pension division and the 2017 radical rewrite By Mark E. Sullivan Family Law, August 2016 A new nationwide standard would overrule pension division requirements in all but half a dozen states. Here are some questions to clarify the issues and the problems.
Good to go (and return!) Part 3: Planning and prevention By Mark E. Sullivan Family Law, May 2016 The third part in this series looks at custody for when the military member is absent.
“Good to Go” (and return!) Part 2: The sailor and the perfect storm By Mark E. Sullivan Family Law, April 2016 Some military custodians, it seems, do little planning for the eventual day when “military absence” removes them from caring for the minor child or children.
“Good to go” (and return!) Part 1: Unraveling the rules By Mark E. Sullivan Family Law, January 2016 A look at military parents who have sole or primary custody, and how military absences can affect their custody orders and their military family care plans.
Taxes and military pensions: The long and short of it By Mark E. Sullivan Family Law, August 2015 Author Mark Sullivan provides another installment in his discussion of the intricacies of military divorces.
V.A. payments and family support By Mark E. Sullivan Family Law, July 2015 There is a lot of confusion among family law attorneys, and practitioners in general, about VA disability compensation payments. The questions and responses in this article will help to clear the muddy waters.
Guard and Reserve pensions on the day of divorce: Part two By Mark E. Sullivan Family Law, June 2015 The second part of this look at the most common questions and answers regarding the pensions of National Guard and Reserve members.
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Guard and Reserve pensions on the day of divorce: Part one By Mark E. Sullivan Family Law, May 2015 Answers to the most common questions regarding the pensions of National Guard and Reserve members.
Hidden money in military divorce cases By Mark E. Sullivan Family Law, April 2015 Questions and answers for those dealing in military divorces.
Defending against SBP in divorce By Mark E. Sullivan Family Law, November 2014 Strategies to prevent a soon-to-be-former spouse from getting coverage under a servicemember's Survivor Benefit Plan.
The new Servicemembers Civil Relief Act By Mark E. Sullivan Family Law, July 2005 With the conflict in Iraq continuing to place heavy demands on the nations armed forces, more and more National Guard and Reserve servicemembers (SMs) are being called to duty.

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