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Armed Forces: Divorce Settlements

Asked by Jo PlattLabour (Co-op)Ministry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 January 2026UIN 105843

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the treatment of injury related Armed Forces payments, including the AFPS 05 injury enhancement, in divorce and financial remedy proceedings in England and Wales.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

The Armed Forces do not have separate divorce procedures applying solely to Service personnel. Any injury-related payments are valued and shared between the parties in accordance with the relevant scheme rules and general divorce law.

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