Hello thanks for reading. My wife and I are dual military both stationed overseas in different countrys. We have been married going on 2 years now and have never lived together. Matter of fact have only been together about 1 month in that time. Due mostly to long, bad timed deployment cycles. We have decided to get divorced and just face that with our diverse career choice may never work. This would be total uncontested. Problem is that she is currently in Iraq until Dec.08. I am in Korea until July 08 then I return to the states and deploy back to Iraq in Oct.08. How can we get divorced now?? I have talked with military law but of course this is a civil affair. Please help us thank you...

I would think that the first one back could file, and then send the papers to the other for signing. And I thought that the military today tried it' best to post married couples together?

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Originally Posted by etan23

Hello thanks for reading. My wife and I are dual military both stationed overseas in different countrys. We have been married going on 2 years now and have never lived together. Matter of fact have only been together about 1 month in that time period. due mostly to long, bad timed deployment cycles. We have decided to get divorced and just face that with our diverse career choice may never work. This would be total uncontested. Problem is that she is currently in Iraq until Dec.08. I am in Korea until July 08 then I return to the states and deploy back to Iraq in Oct.08. How can we get divorced now???? I have talked with military law but of course this is a civil affair. Please help us thank you.........

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Military divorces are complicated affairs due to residence requirements, serving a person on active duty, those types of things. The Federal Military Act (or Law, I'm not sure) also comes into play. At one point - and only an Attorney can tell you positively - you could NOT divorce an active duty spouse; I do know that an overseas/active duty spouse can delay his/her reply to divorce papers until he/she returns.

It would appear even if your wife is in agreement that you cannot file papers until you are physically back in the US, in your State of permanent residency. Then, depending on when she returns, she can either go forward or delay her response until she returns.

You cannot get divorced long distance which appears to be the case right now.

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Originally Posted by etan23

Hello thanks for reading. My wife and I are dual military both stationed overseas in different countrys. We have been married going on 2 years now and have never lived together. Matter of fact have only been together about 1 month in that time period. due mostly to long, bad timed deployment cycles. We have decided to get divorced and just face that with our diverse career choice may never work. This would be total uncontested. Problem is that she is currently in Iraq until Dec.08. I am in Korea until July 08 then I return to the states and deploy back to Iraq in Oct.08. How can we get divorced now???? I have talked with military law but of course this is a civil affair. Please help us thank you.........

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Thanks for your reply. Yes, they do try to station married couples together. Even though we are enrolled in The Married Couples Program our diverse jobs have not allowed us to be assigned to the same station of duty.

I think, if this is not contested, both parties can merely hire an attorney in their "home" state of record, who can prepare the documents, have them sent express mail to one, and signed and notorised, and then expressed to the other, and signed,

Then that attorney can merely file it in court for them.

Most couples with a non contested divorce never actually go into the courthouse thierself, the attorney merely files the paper work, the judge signes it in chambers and that is that.