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The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (or USFSPA) is a U.S. federal law enacted on September 8, 1982 to address issues that arise when a member of the military divorces, and primarily concerns jointly-earned marital property consisting of benefits earned during marriage and while one of the spouses (or both) is a military service member. [3]
The "Forgotten Widows" are a group of women who were barred from receiving any compensation after the death of their United States Military spouses.As a result of the Survivor Benefit Plan being passed in the late 1970s, spouses of servicemembers who died before the act was put into effect were cut off from receiving any aid from the military.
Founded in 1969 as the Military Wives Association by a group of military spouses who were seeking financial security for their friends who were widowed after their service member's death. From their efforts, the Survivor Benefit Plan came into being. Over the last 50 years, NMFA has been the voice of America's military families, championing for ...
Spouses and children of veterans may be eligible for a range of benefits after the veteran dies. Benefits available to qualifying survivors include cash payments as well as help with healthcare ...
Serving in the U.S. military can be both exhilarating and terrifying for military families, particularly if their loved one is sent to an area of combat or into other dangerous situations. While ...
Families of active-duty service members lost in the line of duty receive death benefits, including a $100,000 “gratuity” and insurance. But family members of ROTC cadets, like Swan, aren’t ...
The Sole Survivor Policy or United States Department of Defense Directive 1315.15 "Special Separation Policies for Survivorship" describes a set of regulations in the United States military, partially stipulated by law, that are designed to protect members of a family from the draft during peacetime or wartime if they have already lost family members to military service.
Spouses of veterans gain loan eligibility if: [5] 1. They are unmarried, and their deceased spouse died as a result of service-connected causes. 2. They remarry after the age of 57, and their deceased spouse died while on active duty. 3. They are the spouse of an active duty member who has been missing in action or a prisoner of war for at ...