Both the husband and the wife should be entitled to have equal access to the court system when proceeding with a divorce. Often times, one spouse controls substantially most of the financial wealth that has been accumulated during the marriage. This makes it difficult for the other spouse to retain and seek the advice of…
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Military retirement benefits are marital assets and subject to equitable distribution. Florida Statute 61.076. The exception is that military retirement benefits that are based on a disability are excluded from equitable distribution. Abernethy v. Fishkin, 699 So2d 235 (Fla 1997). Disability pension and benefits are not marital assets, and are not subject to equitable distribution.…
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