Reply #23: No. His housing allowance, at the WITH DEPENDENTS rate, can (not will) go to the spouse, as well [View All]

[MADem]

as any monies that have been previously agreed to as a result of a court action. That shouldn't be a big deal because he'll be living in base quarters in Iraq anyway--no separate billeting allowed over there.

All the military does is enforce existing agreements, but the spouse can gripe and get the housing benefit with a quick trip to court.

That half pay business you're shopping just isn't true--the military does not act like judge and jury, and decide who gets what--that is the job of the courts. Absent a court order, the money goes to the member. Even if the spouse/ex-spouse writes and complains, they tell her or him to go to court and get a judgment. That's how it works. Some COs might "encourage" the member to do the right thing, but absent a court order, unless the family makes waves and brings disrepute upon the Service, nothing's gonna happen with the money he makes.