Divorce in the Military

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BeckyT

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My husband is in the Military, right now we're stationed in Belgium. We have one child together and I have two from another relationship. We've been married for almost five years, during that time I've followed him around the world and have been a stay-at-home mom due to his work schedule. We've decided that our relationship isn't working but I have a couple of issues.
1. He says that me and the children can't go back to the states until the divorce is final. Can the military really make us stay here-in the same house-until then?
2. He is also telling me that I can't get custody unless I can prove that the child we have together will have his own room. I've tried to find this law that he speaks of but can't seem to find it. I have three boys; 10, 8, and 2; is there anything that says that they can't share a room?
3. He's also trying to tell me that I'll have to agree to shared placement for own son, meaning that every six months I would have to fly back to Belgium to get my son. Can I really be ordered to do that?
l'd just ask the legal office here but they don't deal with civil cases anymore. Any words of wisdom will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
 
I am not a lawyer but I have been through a military divorce. Military divorces are complicated I can tell you this for a fact.
1. When it comes to filing I don't think they can MAKE you stay there. I believe (not 100%) that it is just filed in the state he claims residency in. When you file through the civil office their though I think it just helps to stay just in case they need you for anything else to sign so they don't have to send papers back and forth.
2. I have never heard of having to prove a child has it's own room to be an issue.
3. I have never heard of this either, but when it comes to child custody in the military it gets complicated. I believe if a child does have to fly you can request an escort from the airlines depending on the childs age.

I think maybe some of these things are just scare tactics. Military divorces can get messy and some things are said by the military and commanding officers can say things to protect their men. But by all means I do respect these men and women I have just experienced this first hand.
 
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