If you get divorced, will your former spouse be obligated to help pay for your children’s college tuition and expenses? For any couple with children, this is a crucial question, and one that unfortunately often gets overlooked during the divorce process.

If you or your spouse is in the military and you are considering a divorce, before you spend too much time researching online, it is important to understand that virtually all aspects of your divorce will be impacted in some way by your family’s military service. From the division of your marital property (including, potentially, military retirement benefits) to establishing child custody rights, there are unique issues you will need to address that do not come into play in civilian divorces.