MILITARY SUPPORT TO DEPENDENTS - MacDill Air Force Base

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http://www.defense.gov/faq/pis/pc04mltr.html for additional details on who to contact to get this information. However, if you contact individual installations to determine whether the member is stationed there, you will not succeed. Typically, that information is closely held for privacy and security reasons. Therefore, the best procedure is writing a letter to the correct military locator service. Question 3. What information should be contained in a letter to the commanding officer? You should include your name and the names of the service member’s other dependents, the name of the service member, rank, the last four of SSN if known, and the amount of support in cash or in kind that the member is paying, if any. You should also attach any pertinent documents such as marriage certificate, birth certificates, last LES, military orders, and any bills that you have. Question 4. What does support include? A service member would be credited for not only cash support, but also in kind support. For example, support includes payments for certain essentials such as rent, mortgage, property insurance, child care payments, etc. Question 5. What do the service regulations state concerning mandatory support? The Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard are each governed by different regulations as follows: ARMY The Department of the Army sets minimum support requirements. See AR 608-99, FAMILY SUPPORT, CHILD CUSTODY, AND PATERNITY (2003) found at http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/R608_99.PDF. Soldiers are expected to comply with the following: 1. Financial support provisions of a court order or financial support provisions of a written agreement in the absence of a court order. 2. Minimal support requirements in the absence of a court order or written agreement are outlined in the table below for a solider receiving credit for payment of rent, utilities, mortgage, interest due on loans, and real property insurance payments. Situation Family unit not in gov housing Family unit in gov housing Family members within the family unit residing at different locations Single-family units BAH II–WITH Level of Support no support unless supported family member(s) move(s) out of gov housing, then the soldier will provide BAH II–WITH pro-rata share of BAH II–WITH to each family member not residing in gov housing No additional support for family members residing in gov housing. 6AMW/JA, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida Current As of July 2012
Soldier married to another person on active duty in any service no support unless required by court order or by agreement Single-family unit where Soldier married to active duty spouse but with children from marriage or prior marriage soldier does not have BAH–DIFF to the military member having custody of the child custody of any children and or children the children do not reside in gov quarters soldier does not have no additional support custody of any children and the children reside in gov quarters soldier has custody of one or more children no support for a child or the children in the custody of the other military member Multiple family units Family members in gov housing no additional support Each family member not in gov housing pro-rata share of BAH II–WITH A pro-rata share = 1/(Total number of supported family members) X BAH II-WITH NAVY Navy requirements for support are found in 32 C.F.R. §733.3 found at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/retrieve.html. The Navy requires a member to comply with a court order or agreement between the parties. 32 C.F.R. §. 733.3. If there is no agreement or court order, then the following guidelines are to be used: Situation Spouse only Spouse and one minor child Spouse and two or more children One minor child Two minor children Three minor children Level of Support one third (1/3) of gross pay one half (1/2) of gross pay three fifths (3/5) of gross pay one sixth (1/6) of gross pay one fourth (1/4) of gross pay one third (1/3) of gross pay The above chart is a guideline and is “not intended as a fixed rule” and “actual support may be increased or decreased as the facts and circumstances warrant.” 32 C.F.R. §733.3(a)(2). Gross pay includes basic pay and BAH, but not hazardous duty pay, sea or foreign duty pay, incentive pay, or basic allowance for subsistence pay. See 32 C.F.R. §733.3(b)(2). 6AMW/JA, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida Current As of July 2012
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