Military Divorce Lawyer in Jacksonville, FL

Military Divorce Overview

A major feature of life in a military city is divorce in service families. The Law Office of Daniel M. Copeland in Jacksonville represents service member clients during military divorce.

Military divorce is not a casual matter. It affects benefits and requires decisions in the areas of child custody, division of property and other issues. The problems are too complex for an ordinary lawyer. To take proper advantage of new rules, you require an experienced military divorce attorney.

Recent changes in Florida law add new flexibility to child custody rules during deployment. Courts may no longer use service members’ deployment time to determine custody rights. Also, service members may now relegate custody to another family member, usually a parent or grandparent. Once deployment comes to an end, the service member simply re-assumes custody of the child.

Lengthy deployment can place a great burden on service members’ finances. We assist returning sailors and marines in analyzing their leave and earnings data to understand arrearages that occur.

The Law Office of Daniel M. Copeland places a special emphasis on the pre- and post-divorce issues of service members and their families. We have two attorneys, Dan Copeland and Zach Alfant, focusing on military divorce. We stay on top of changes in the law and when possible, we work them to our clients’ advantage.

We believe in a level playing field of rights. Neither mother nor father has an inherent advantage. We also believe in the primacy of the child’s best interests.

We are proud to serve Navy and Marine families in Jacksonville and in Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Baker and Nassau counties. We invite you to contact us for a free initial consultation.

Areas of Practice

• Military Divorce
• Military Law
• Divorce
• Custody & Visitation