Family Legal Issues

You want to be an effective advocate for your child with special needs. The first step is to understand the laws that are in place to protect children with special needs.

The Education Directory for Children With Special Needs is a Web-based tool that helps military families with special needs make informed decisions about education and early intervention services available on or near installations within the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

You want your family to be in the best care possible. Create a family care plan to provide the information and documents necessary for a designated caregiver to care for your family until you come home.

You know the drill: paperwork comes with the military. It also comes into play for legal protections — in your professional and personal life.

Just about any way you look at it, divorce stinks. There are emotional and confusing legal issues that need to be faced. You can ease the time, costs and heartache of a divorce by understanding what you need to consider as you go through the legal process.