Location: Montana
As stated in the title. I have to leave, there has been too much fighting and alcohol for too long and if I don’t leave now she gets half my retirement. Iv tried everything for a long long time now but it hasn’t worked and now and I have to go. There will be alimony and she can keep all the stuff but what I am really worried about is medicine. She has been in and out of the ER every couple of months for years because of her drinking. I am worried it’s probably going to happen again after I am gone and she no longer qualifies for Tricare. Is there something I can request from the judge to assist with her situation?
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A solid Post Nup, legal separation. Not sure how possible it is but covers the basics.
If you want to pay for her insurance you can. Though that’s supposed to be the type of thing alimony covers.
Judge can’t mandate a private employer or DoD to continue coverage. You can pay out of pocket and/or look into CHCBP until she figures out what to do.
Discuss this with your lawyer. As part of the divorce, you could offer to pay her insurance premiums of up to $X for Y months.
Keep in mind that she will also be responsible for the resulting medical bills, not just paying insurance premiums.
Nothing to contribute legally but just wanted to say you’re a nice guy.
If she can afford it – losing the insurance that she has with you should qualify her for a “special enrollment period” of healthcare marketplace plans from when she loses your coverage. So she potentially could enroll in some health insurance on her own.