When facing military divorce, there are two scenarios where the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) might be unable to make full payment to a former spouse. The first scenario is where the Servicemember's retired pay is subject to garnishment for more than one former spouse's retired pay entitlement. The second scenario is where the Servicemember's military retired pay is subject to garnishment for both former spouse retired pay and child support.
In the first scenario, with multiple former spouses entitled to retired pay, the most that DFAS can garnish is 50% of the Servicemember's retired pay. Garnishment orders are processed by DFAS on a first come, first served basis until the cap is reached.
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