Dear AAFSW Members and Friends, I am extremely grateful to all who have been supporting AAFSW with your generous donations during the last sixty years since AAFSW’s inception and, especially, with your recent contributions during the last few months. I am also extremely happy to announce that, besides all your recent donations, AAFSW has just received a $5,000.00 grant from Arlington County! The grant application was available to entities in Arlington County with paid employees who reside within Arlington. Thanks to the amazing work of Barbara Reioux, our AAFSW Office Manager, who submitted the application, AAFSW received the $5,000.00 grant! AAFSW will be required to provide a report on how… Read More
Continue ReadingTales of Survivors of the DOS Divorce and Separation Process
The Department of State (DOS) views divorce as a private civil matter to be addressed by a civilian court. When the separation becomes difficult, including physical harm and non-physical harm, harassment and emotional abuse, the spouse is left with “a sense of loss and powerlessness.” The Global Community Liaison Office (GCLO) provides somewhat ad hoc advice, most often referring spouses at risk to AAFSW. DOS does not provide access to free legal assistance services, and has no legal assistance offices to visit. Over the past two years, as the Spouse in Transition Chair, I have heard and witnessed too many men and women going through unfair and undeserved hardship. “We were… Read More
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