Mark E. Sullivan

Mark Sullivan is a retired Army JAG colonel and author of "The Military Divorce Handbook." He practices family law with Sullivan & Tanner, P.A. in Raleigh, N.C. and works with attorneys nationwide as a consultant on military divorce issues and in drafting military pension division orders. He can be reached at 919-832-8507 and mark.sullivan@ncfamilylaw. com (alternate 919-306-3015, law.mark.sullivan@gmail.com).
Mark Sullivan

Military Survivor Benefit Plan – Practical Tips for the Practitioner

by Mark E. Sullivan

by Mark E. Sullivan The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is the survivor annuity associated with military retired pay. If the servicemember (SM) or retiree dies first, the spouse or former spouse (FS) survivor will receive 55 percent of the selected base amount (usually the full pension) for life. The cost is 6.5 percent of the Read more about Military Survivor Benefit Plan – Practical Tips for the Practitioner[…]