Please help.... pension split

I married in June 90, joined the marines in 91. And split with my wife in feb 09 and the divorce will be done oct this year. how much of my pension do i have to give her.

pat,

Welcome to wiki...

I am afraid the answer to your question is "It depends". The pension is just part of the picture on divorce.

Yours is a long marriage so the start point for everything is 50:50. But how exactly the finances work out will depend on a range of factors ... your ages, your incomes, whether you have children, your housing needs etc.

If you have other assets - ie a property - then everything goes into the pot for division.

As your pension has been entirely built up during the marriage, it will all be in the marital assets pot... as will any pension she has.

Have a look round the site at the various threads we have had recently on military pensions .. and if you want more guidance about how a split may work, you will need to post a bit more information.

Ages
Length of marriage + pre marriage cohab
Children - ages, genders and arrangements for them (nights with each parent)
Incomes (inc Tax credits etc if applicable)
FMH Value and outstanding mortgage + size of FMH
Value of other assets in sole of joint names - savings, shares, endowments
Pensions - CETVS
Liabilities in sole or joint names - loans, debts etc

Hadenoughnow