Military Divorce Santa Monica
You have typed “military divorce lawyer near me” into your phone at least six times today and every link wants a $350 retainer before they will even spell DFAS. We do not think that is fair. At H. Family Law Santa Monica we start every military divorce with a free thirty minute strategy call because you deserve to know your options before you swipe a credit card.
During that half hour we review your spouse’s LES, map out jurisdictional traps, and give you a realistic timeline that accounts for deployment orders and California’s six month cooling off period. You will leave the call with a one page action plan even if you decide to hire another firm. And yes, we really mean free, no upsell, no “administrative fee,” just answers.
What We Cover in Thirty Minutes
- Which California county has jurisdiction when your spouse claims residency in Texas
- How to freeze the military pension division until after deployment
- Whether you qualify for TRICARE continuation under the 20/20/20 rule
- How to calculate child support when BAH fluctuates every January
- Immediate steps if you have less than nine days to respond to a petition
Who Should Book First
If your spouse just left on unaccompanied orders, if you received divorce papers via email from a JAG office, or if you are the service member worried about losing custody while you are overseas, you are the reason we set aside these free slots.
We reserve four appointments every weekday between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and two on Saturday so you can call after duty hours. The only thing we ask is that you email us the most recent LES or retirement point statement before we talk so we can give concrete numbers, not guesswork.
People ask why we give away time. Simple: military divorces are complicated and most attorneys who advertise “military” have never filled out a DD 2293. We would rather spend thirty minutes showing you we know the paperwork than spend thousands later fixing mistakes someone else made.
Half of the clients who book a free consult retain us on the spot; the other half leave with a roadmap that saves them weeks of billable hours wherever they land. Both outcomes are wins.
How to Lock in Your Slot Tonight
Slots disappear fast at the end of the month when finance offices update BAH rates and spouses realize their housing budget is about to change. Pick your time on our online calendar, upload the LES, and you will get a confirmation text with a Zoom link or our Santa Monica office address, your choice.
If you are deployed and the time zone math hurts, email us and we will open an off-schedule slot. We have taken calls from Kuwait at 0300 Pacific, no joke.
Stop scrolling through scary fee schedules. Grab your free consultation here and walk into tomorrow knowing exactly what your military divorce will cost, how long it will take, and how to protect the benefits you earned.
