i need to know how to go about finding the application or how to go about finding out what i should do.in my divorce decree it states i am entitled to 50# of my exhusbands retirement for the army reserves.and ineed to know how to go about doing what needs to be done in givng the information and all that.
There is an organization that may be able to help: EX-POSE Ex Partners of Servicemembers for Equality. try and google or write Po Box 11191,Alexandria. Virginia 22312 703-941-5844 phones open Tues,Wed, Thurs 11am to 3pm Eastern
Is your ex-husband old enough to be drawing a retirement check from reserve service? It's not like active duty where you serve 20 and start drawing retirement. Reserve retirement doesn't kick in until age 62.
you also need to investigate whether the amount is going to be worth the cost of going to court to get it-reserve retirment pay is based on a points system-and unless he spent close to 20 years on active duty before he went into the reserves-its not going to be a ton of money-by the time you halve it-you may only be left with a couple of hundred dollars a month-and as Mike said it doesnt kick in until age 60
