NEWTON, Mass., March 18 -- Divorce rates are increasing in the military, especially among reservists and female service members, according to a survey conducted by Divorcenet.com, a leading divorce website with a large military resource center.

"We noticed increased traffic from offshore US military bases," said Steve Fuchs, Managing Partner of Divorcenet.com. Fuchs added that internet traffic from users seeking information on military divorce has nearly doubled over the past year.

The problem is especially acute for Reservists who often don't plan for long deployments, said Attorney Gary Port, a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve who practices in Floral Park, New York. "The longer the deployment, the worse the problem becomes," he said. Fuchs, a former divorce lawyer, agrees.

"Marriages to active service members are always based on some fundamental assumptions. However, marriages to reservists, especially before the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, were not predicated on the possibility of long deployments," Fuchs said.

According to Jack Beavers, a Philadelphia family lawyer and former marine, men at war have always risked receiving a "Dear John" letter informing the serviceman that his wife wanted a divorce. The "Dear Jane" letter is now becoming popular, Beavers said. "My impression is that more women service members are at risk."

Divorcenet.com is the world's oldest and largest family law website. Founded by divorce lawyers in May, 1995, it contains thousands of content-rich pages, a vibrant virtual community with 72 bulletin boards, and a professional directory. The "Military Divorce" section is linked from the homepage.

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