Can Pre-Marital Military Years Become Marital in a Pension?
In Martin v. Martin, a Court of Appeal recently ruled that pre-marital military years should be considered marital when applied to a federal pension.... Read more
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Be quoted in the next issue of Family Lawyer Magazine! If you have something to say about new technologies in the family law arena, we want to hear fr... Read more
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