Southern Maryland Military Divorce Attorneys

Patuxent River (Pax River) Service Member Divorce Lawyers

Whether you are a military service member or the spouse of a service member, several special considerations apply during a divorce. Choose an attorney to represent you who has extensive experience working with military members and spouses, to ensure that your rights are protected during your divorce.

Southern Maryland military divorce lawyer Maureen Glackin leads the military divorce practice at Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher, an Upper Marlboro law firm founded in 1920. Ms. Glackin is a recognized authority on military divorce who has represented service members and their spouses from all over the world. Ms. Glackin frequently represents military members who are on active duty overseas, using e-mail and telephone conferences to communicate about divorce procedures and strategies.

In addition to a distinguished professional career, Ms. Glackin offers her clients personal insights into the special concerns associated with service member divorces. Married to a retired military captain, Ms. Glackin has lived all over the United States, Europe and Asia, and has firsthand experience with the unique lives of military members and their spouses.

Special laws apply to military divorces

If you are considering divorce and are a military member or the spouse of a service member, you should know the following:

• The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act permits military pensions to be divided between the military member and the spouse, so long as certain requirements regarding length of marriage and length of active duty are met. The pension is often the largest asset divided in a military divorce, and it is a complex area of law requiring a document called a constituted pension order.
• The Servicemember's Civil Relief Act gives certain rights to active-duty military members during divorce proceedings. For example, an active-duty service member may be able to complete his or her divorce without appearing in court, if leave to appear in court would interfere with his or her official duties.
• Child custody, parenting plans and visitation rights are also complex in military divorce cases. Some states are enacting legislation prohibiting final custody orders from being entered during a service member's deployment. Ms. Glackin has up-to-date information on the status of child custody proceedings during military divorce cases and provides her clients with thoughtful and knowledgeable advice on these sensitive issues.

To schedule a consultation regarding military divorce, call 301-627-5500 or contact us online. We can answer questions about the divorce process, military spouse alimony, military pension division, child custody and more. We represent service members worldwide.

Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher
Prince George's County, Maryland

SCB accepts Visa and MasterCard. These credit cards may be used to pay for legal work previously performed and expenses incurred by the firm for the client. But there are ethical restrictions on the acceptance of credit card payments for retainer fees (i.e., advance payment for work or expenses to be performed or incurred). Because of those restrictions, SCB cannot accept credit card payments for retainers and other advance payments. (For further details, see Maryland State Bar Ass'n, Ethics Docket 02-23 (Acceptance of Credit Card Payment as Retainer)).