Military spouses: Don't miss out on this new benefit. You can apply for reimbursement of up to $500 in costs for professional relicensing and recertification each time you relocate with your service member. And it's retroactive. Spouses of military members of all ranks can be reimbursed for...
Injured spouses The IRS can intercept the entire refund from a married couple'sjoint tax returneven if only one of the spouses was legally liable for the debt. This can happen, for example, when one spouse owes child support. The responsibility for that debt is his alone, but his spous...
Active-duty military Your Home of Record (the state you enlisted in) is also your State of Legal Residency (SLR) no matter where you're stationed, unless you submitted paperwork to change your SLR to somewhere else. There are also rules for military spouses. ...
Under FMLA, military leave policies give qualified workers flexible leave choices catered to the special needs of military households. Taken in flexible, non-consecutive increments, FMLA leave for military-related reasons offers flexibility and support for necessary tasks. These tasks include organizing c...
Military powers of attorney give spouses and loved ones the authority to handle many of the day-to-day tasks faced by service people living outside of the United States. While technically a type of limited POA, a military power of attorney is distinct and common enough to deserve its own ...
VA loans:Guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VA loans are for eligible members of the U.S. military (active duty, veterans, National Guard and Reservists) as well as surviving spouses. There’s no minimum down payment, mortgage insurance or credit score requirement,...
Military spouses Eligible military spouses must also obtain a COE. However, the process is slightly different because they’re not veterans or active duty service members. In addition to providing their own personal information, they’ll need to receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) ben...
Divorced spouses who are caring for their deceased spouse’s natural or legally adopted child who is younger than age 16—or disabled and entitled to benefits—can apply at any age.In this case, the rule that the couple must have been married for at least 10 years is also waived.However,...
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To avoid paying taxes on up to $250,000 profit from selling a home, one spouse must have lived in and owned the house for at least two of the last five years. To qualify for the larger $500,000 tax-free gain, both spouses must have lived in the home for at least two of the la...