Mark E. Sullivan
The Pentagon has deployed thousands of servicemembers in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Naval vessels, surveillance aircraft, a...
Mark E. Sullivan
The Pentagon has deployed thousands of servicemembers in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Naval vessels, surveillance aircraft, a...
Mark E. Sullivan
One of the time limits in the military divorce process is the one-year deadline for the Survivor Benefit Plan, or SBP. Since this survivor a...
Mark E. Sullivan
When you’re doing a military divorce case and it comes time to deal with the military retirement benefits, you should know in advance what d...
Mark E. Sullivan
Military retirement benefits are not handled in the same manner as private pension plans, which are governed by ERISA (Employee Retirement I...
Mark E. Sullivan
What happens with military pensions in a divorce? To illustrate the answer, imagine receiving a call from a colleague desperately seeking he...
Mark E. Sullivan
This article will assist family law practitioners in understanding Military Disability Retired Pay (“MDRP”) and Concurrent Retirement Disab...
Mark E. Sullivan
The first part of this article dealt with deadlines and time problems with submission of the military pension division order and the two dis...
Mark E. Sullivan
Dividing military retired pay under the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act1 (“USFSPA”), can be a daunting task. Clients and l...
Mark E. Sullivan
Introduction "The Last Waltz,” Martin Scorsese’s 1978 documentary, captured the “final performance” of 1970s stars Neil Young, Joni Mitc...
Mark E. Sullivan
Introduction The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is an important benefit for the spouse or former spouse of a servicemember or military retiree...