Dividing Military Pensions (2025 Edition)

Grayson Smith Cannon
Grayson Smith Cannon | Gullett, Sanford, Robinson & Martin, PLLC

Ms. Cannon is a partner and section leader at Gullett, Sanford, Robinson & Martin, PLLC, a full service law firm in Nashville, Tennessee, where her main areas of practice include Social Security, wills, conservatorships and guardianships and estate administration, and general civil litigation.

On-Demand: December 16, 2024

2 hour CLE

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Program Summary

This webinar will discuss dividing military pensions in divorce, highlighting changes to the law in recent years including the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) modifications to the manner of calculating division of military pensions in divorce; as well as DFAS’ new Blended Retirement System (BRS) effective 12/31/2018 that means many service members may have some combination of pension and Thrift Savings Plan that must be divided. Participants will gain an understanding of calculation methods for dividing military pensions, how to word an order for this division, and what the non-member spouse can expect to receive versus what is not permitted. In addition, survivor and other benefits will be discussed.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Drafting a Military Retired Pay Division Order
  • Calculating the “High-3”
  • What Non-Military Spouses are Entitled to Under the Law
  • Addition of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to the Mix

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Grayson Smith Cannon_myLawCLEGrayson Smith Cannon | Gullett, Sanford, Robinson & Martin, PLLC

Ms. Cannon is a partner and section leader at Gullett, Sanford, Robinson & Martin, PLLC, a full-service law firm in Nashville, Tennessee, where her main areas of practice include Social Security, wills, conservatorships and guardianships and estate administration, and general civil litigation. She also assists GSRM’s family law section in drafting Qualified Domestic Relations Orders to divide retirement plans in divorce. Ms. Cannon has practiced law in Tennessee since 1988 and is a 1988 graduate of the Nashville School of Law. Ms. Cannon is a frequent speaker to other attorneys and civic groups on Social Security, probate and family law practice. She earned her B.A. degree from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. When not practicing law, she enjoys long-distance running and cycling, having completed some twenty marathons and a number of cycling centuries. She lives in East Nashville with her husband, John and their cat.

Agenda

I. Drafting a Military Retired Pay Division Order | 1:00pm – 1:30pm

II. Calculating the “High-3” | 1:30pm – 2:00pm

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

III. What Non-Military Spouses are Entitled to Under the Law | 2:10pm – 2:40pm

IV. Addition of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to the Mix | 2:40pm – 3:10pm

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