Military Divorce Lawyers

North Island Naval Air Station • Miramar Naval Air Station
Camp Pendleton • Coronado    

Divorce is a complex and difficult matter, but can be even more complicated and overwhelming for military members and their spouses. When military members get divorced, California law must be followed as well as additional military rules and regulations. At the San Diego law firm of Marlene J. Keen and Greg D. Genochio, we have been representing military members and spouses in divorce cases for nearly 60 years.

Helping Clients Avoid Snags in Military Divorce

California has a mandatory six month waiting period for divorce proceedings and many military members assume they cannot begin a divorce while deployed overseas. We can assist you with initiating the six month waiting period, even if you are deployed overseas and not physically present in California. Also, we can help you make sense of child support regulations that may be effected by your deployment.

Military pensions and residency matters are tricky and can be even more complicated for a military spouse than for military members. Another challenge for property division in a military divorce is determining whether re-enlistment bonuses are separate property or community property. While military divorce is more complicated than civilian divorce, an experienced attorney can help you navigate the process and achieve a timely and affordable resolution.

Why It Is Important To Have an Experienced Attorney

Your income is often the primary factor in crafting agreements related to a divorce. Due to the complexity of military income, it is important to have a lawyer to input your income properly. Your income has an effect on many aspects of a divorce, such as:

• Property division
• Child and spousal support
• Military divorce retirement
• Attorney fees and costs

At the law firm of Marlene J. Keen and Greg D. Genochio, we can also assist military spouses by drafting wage and earning assignment orders, which allow recipients of support to garnish wages to be paid every month from the support provider's employer. This makes payment more convenient when the support provider is deployed. These orders must be approved by a judge before being served to an employer.

For your free initial case evaluation, call 619-232-2217 now.

 Law Offices of Marlene J. Keen & Greg D. Genochio
600 B Street, Suite 2020
San Diego, CA 92101
Main: 619-232-2217
Alternate: 619-230-1346
Fax: 619-239-0050
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Marlene J. Keen and Greg D. Genochio represent clients throughout San Diego County including the communities of San Diego, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Mission Valley, El Cajon, La Mesa, Solana Beach, Chula Vista, Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista, UTC, Ocean Beach, Point Loma, National City, Bonita, Lemon Grove and Hillcrest; as well as military personnel at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado and Camp Pendleton; additionally, we assist military personnel who are deployed on ships or overseas. We also represent clients who reside outside of San Diego County and have matters pending in San Diego County courts.