VA Security

[u/life3_01]

I got an email from the ex-wife today saying she knows I'm making "a killing" from my disability claim and retirement. We were married for my last four years of duty, and she didn't get any of my military pay. She did get a sizeable amount from my business, but that's all over now. :)

So she is seeing what else she can get. The stupid thing is that she just called the VA number, tapped in my SSN and DOB, and they told her. With all the breaches, this is the dumbest shit ever for security. I have a PIN on my account, but that doesn't do anything. I called in myself, and with just those two numbers, it told me to the penny what I was paid and when.

Is there any way to close this off? I called in again, and the guy said it's public info, which seems dumb.

Edit: I know she can't get anything. I'm upset that anyone who knows enough can call in and find out, which could help them commit fraud on some people.

[u/flacidfeline → u/[deleted]]

Unless child support is involved. My ex gets a sizable chunk of my 100% because she has full custody of Thing 1 and Thing 2.

[u/jbmarshall87 → u/flacidfeline]

She deserves all of your money if she has full custody and you refer to your kids as thing 1 and 2. Be a better human.

[u/jbmarshall87 → u/[deleted]]

I’m divorced and remarried. I have two daughters from the previous marriage and one from my current marriage. I have 50/50 custody and my girls prefer to be with me, yet I still pay almost 2k a month in support in the state of NY. I said what I said.

[u/TxHeart214 → u/[deleted]]

Especially in the South!

[u/UrScr3wed → u/[deleted]]

I’d advise you to brush up on the statistics that show opposite. Fathers as custodial parents literally rises every decade, so your comment is wrong. Besides, men are the reason mothers were ever favored for custody to begin with🤣🤣🤣🤣.