Military Divorce Lawyer

Do You Need a Divorce While in the Military Overseas?

You are deployed overseas but need a divorce or have child custody issues or may not have seen your child in a year. You are a parent at home in the United States but the other parent is in Germany but you need to handle a child support matter. These are not the normal circumstances for a divorce and raise issues of where a legal action should be done, called jurisdiction. Is it in the States or in the foreign country? As the issues of child custody and child support are pressing and cannot be ignored, it is important to have competent legal guidance to help you. You are urged therefore to contact a child custody attorney experienced in the representation of military personnel.

Jurisdiction in Military Divorces

The proper jurisdiction for child custody is where the child resides. That means if the child is located in Japan, the child custody must be dealt with in the Japanese court. If you are in the service, but the child is with the other spouse in the United States, the child custody matter needs to be handled in the United States.

As for enforcement of child support, you may get jurisdiction over the military parent in his last state of record. The trick in dealing with an overseas military parent is obtaining proper service. This may take some doing but is essential to obtain a valid order.

Military Divorce Attorney

We at Law Offices of Brian D. Perskin are accomplished in handling Military Divorces. We are an international military divorce firm adept at determining the correct jurisdiction for the action required and then taking the legal steps there to get the product. We are skilled in dealing with child custody and child support issues overseas and are prepared to provide legal representation in any country required. We urge you to contact us for a confidential consultation.

Contact a military divorce lawyer at the firm for help with your military divorce matter.