I have been currently separated a little over a year. I have been married to my active duty spouse for 22 yrs. The first 3 yrs of our marriage we were both active duty. We both got out a year. And he rejoined a yr. later. Now we are divorcing is time calculated from time I got out and became a dependent or from date we married for the 20/20/20 rule? If so I am at 19, is it advisable to delay divorce to reach the 20yrs. Married in 1996, I became his dependent in 1999. Separated 2018.
You may meet the requirements of the 20/20/20 rule: You’ve been married more than 20 years, your spouse has more than 20 years in the military (assuming it is credible service), and there were at least 20 years overlapping the marriage and your spouse’s military service. It’s my understanding that the rule does not require 20 continuous years overlapping the marriage and military service but you will want to check on that to be sure.
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