Implementation of the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act.
Abstract
Responding to a Supreme Court decision that military retired pay could not be divided as marital community property in divorce cases, the Congress authorized the services to pay part of a member's pay to a former spouse in compliance with a state court order. the services generally have done a good job implementing the act, but its complexity has caused problems. These problems concern interpretations of the act and court orders, and procedures for handling applications. Consequently, retirees and former spouses have sometimes been treated differently, depending upon the service involved. Some inconsistencies have been corrected but others remain.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 24, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA148307
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office