My buddy married a Lesbo soldier so she could get the military benefits. He gets

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CuriousBoutIt

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nothing. Can he get in troubl? A friend of mine married a lesbian army soldier so that she could be the BAH and everything. He gets NO money and doesn't get any medical benefits from it. He lives 4 hours away (they have never lived together), is recently unemployed, and actually paid for her cell phone bill since she claims to have 'no money'. She told him today that if the marriage gets reported as being fake that both her and him will go to jail. Is this true? She is the one frauding the military. If he files a divorce and she refuses to sign, will she still get in trouble? These fake marriages are a constant thing in the military. So I am just curious how bad of a position he's in.
 
Since they are legally married, she has to pay him a minimum of the BAH2 rate every month or she can face disciplinary action. He doesn't have to report the marriage as fake, but she is required to support him because there is a legal document. Same goes for medical benefits and everything else. All he has to do is say its not fake. She is just threatening him.

Have him contact her first. If she refuses, then go to her chain of command. If the chain of command doesn't help, go to the post Inspector General.

Again he doesn't have to say anything about the marriage being fake. If she decided to go for divorce, she would have to pay for his lawyer and he could possibly sure for a portion of her retirement benefits as well under the Military Spouse Protection Act.

As far as her not signing a divorce paper, that doesn't matter. A judge can order it. Only one party has to want the divorce.

As for both of them getting into trouble, I think it will be mostly her that gets into trouble. Its government has its claws in her already and UCMJ doesn't apply to him. The federal government would have to decided to pursue him. Only the military has to get her.

Overall, she is in the worse position.

Overall, I suggest he does not say anything about it being fake, that he demands his entitlements and becomes a troublesome husband, she will either have to pay or file the divorce.

He has the power here because she is obligated to support him. He can claim his legal entitlements and leave it to her to admit it was a fake relationship. And if it does go to that, if he has evidence she is a lesbian, that even more trouble she gets in.
 
It is a fraudulent marriage and yes he can go to jail for it. If he has no medical benefits it is because he was never enrolled in DEERS. Too bad for him, maybe he should have thought about that before agreeing to fraud.
 
He wont get in trouble. She can though. The truth is, who in authority knows that they dont live together? All they need to do is sign the divorce decree and be over with it. Shes telling him he'll get in trouble so that he wont file for divorce and she can keep recieving the benefits thats all.

If she wont sign the divorce papers, tell him to call the jag office and tell them she isnt providing for her spouse. The fact of the matter is BAH is NOT for the Soldier !!! People dont even know this! BAH is not for the Soldier its for their family, so if she's recieving it and isnt providing it to her husband she's wrong! Either way it goes shes wrong.
 
He is guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud against the U.S. Army.
He probably won't get jail time but they are committing a crime by getting married so she can collect extra benni's.

Unfortunately it does happen A LOT in the service. They call it a marriage of convenience. A gay friend of mine asked me if i would "service" his wife since i was the only breeder he could trust. He got an alibi to cover his homosexuality and got to live off post, she got medical benefits while she finished her degree. But i just couldn't do it marriage still means something to me.

She met a nice man a few years later and they got a divorce so she could get married. worked out great for them.
 
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