### Question
What does spouse or former spouse mean?


### Answer
**Spouse or former spouse** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 1408*:

> the husband or wife, or former husband or wife, respectively, of a member who, on or before the date of a court order, was married to that member

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1408*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law     > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 71-COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY**

