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Question on disabled service connected veteran getting a divorce
Asked on Jun 13th, 2023 on Veterans Benefits - North Carolina
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I need to speak with someone about a possible divorce and the rights of spouse to take much of my 100% disability. She has 15 cats ans I can’t live in small house with them so I live in my man cave which is detached building 100 ft detached from house. We married 11 years after discharge and I didn’t win 100 % service conn disability until 2019” they ruled me unemployable from 2006 to 2019. I need to discuss this info with attorney with way more details to discover under this info on her taking much of my disability from VA. Please call My wife has 15 cats which my house is a zoo. I can’t even sleep without cats jumpin one me. They tear up the house and rule the nest. I live or reside in a detached workshop 100 ft from my primary house due to chaos and mess they cause. I have only even married 19 years since my discharge in 1992. I was 100% service connected since 2019 and deemed unemployable and connected since 2006” my house ans car are paid for plus I get 3800 a month service.
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Your spouse is not entitled to any portion your VA disability whatsoever no matter how long you were married. To remove her as a dependent once you do get divorced follow these instructions:
If you get divorced, you’ll want to notify us right away. You don’t need to send or upload supporting documents to eBenefits in this case.
This will help to make sure we don’t continue paying you additional disability compensation for your former spouse and, if applicable, stepchildren after the divorce. If we continue paying you benefits that you’re not eligible for, we may withhold money from future payments until you’ve paid us back.
Your other questions are way too complicated to be answered in an online forum, and no attorney can call you and offer to represent you through this forum. We are also not allowed to refer you to any particular attorney. You need to look for a qualified family law attorney in your area, and you may have to pay a consultation fee.
Answered on Jun 13th, 2023 at 12:25 PM
This is general legal advice only. You do not have an attorney-client relationship with Attorney Lynn E. Coleman without a signed retainer agreement and payment of any applicable fees.