The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-01

@. am an unmarried mother,
The father of my child, who is in
the Army, is married and has two
children. Could I get support Tor
my child. and, if I did, would any OF
the Family Allowance be taken away
from his wife and children?
A. Your child is entitled to re-
ceive Family Allowance if the SOL
oier files the application, or, If he
is willing to submit certified state
ment of paternity, you may file.
There would be an amount deducted
from the payment now made to his
wife for her two children. They
receive $4,000 month, if your child
| is added the three children would
be entitled to receive a total OF
$1,000. When one child lives apart
from the others this amount is oil
vided evenly among them-S23.33
l1I3d each. Detailed information
and necessary forms may be OBJ
tanned from Headquarters First
Service Command, Allotment Sec
ton, Boston, Mass.
@. MY son was killed in action a
year ago. His insurance policy
named his wife and me and
brother and sister as benelclarles
If his wife was to get the Whole
thing, as she is, what was the use
of naming the rest of us?
A. Your son apparently deslg-
mated his wife as principal bene-
ficiary, and named you and his
| brother and sister as contingent
benefciaries. In the event his wife
died before all insurance payments
due had been paid, the balance
would be paid to you.
@. have obtained divorce from
my wife, but it will not be final until
October. Is she entitled to receive
Family Allowance until then?
A. If the court awarded support
with the decree your wife is entitled
to receive FamolX Allowance in
that amount, up to $4,000. II no
support is awarded payment will be
discontinued at the end OF the
month in which the decree was
awarded. 1t is not payable until
such time as the divorce becomes
final. A certified copy of the de-
cree should be filed at Office Of De-
tendency Benefits, 213 washington
St., Newark 2, N. j.
@. I am soon to be married. My
frances father receives Family Al
loWance as he is dependent and has
no income of his own. When 1 re-
ceive Family Allowance will this
cause a reduction in the amount
paid to him?
A. No. it will not cause a reduc-
ton. The serviceman will contrib
ute IS more a month in addition to
the $50 he is now giving and his
father will continue to receive the
same amount now paid to him.
@. I applied for disqualification
under the Emergency Infant and
Maternity Care program and was
accepted. My husband has been re-
ported missing. Am I still entitled
to the disqualification?
A. Yes, once yuor application has
been approved you are entitled to
the disqualification regardless of any
change in the soldiers status.
@. My husband has been in the
Army for almost three years. When
he went in he was classified for linn
tied service and he thought he
would not be sent overseas SO he
never took any government insur-
ance. Now he is overseas. Can be
apply for the insurance now or is
he ineligible for it being so long
without it?
A. The soldier may apply for Ma
tional Service Life Insurance at
any time he wishes. He should con-
tact his personnel officer and re-
quest that an application be filed
on his behalf.
@. If a soldier carries government
insurance and is killed in action
does his beneficiary receive pay
ment in a larger amount than if he
died from an illness?
A. No, the manner in which the
soldier dies does not make any diff
ference in the amount of insurance
paid. The rate of payment is based
on the age of the beneficiary at the
time of death of the soldier.
Q. My son was reported missing
over year ago and is presumed by
the War Dept. to be dead. 1 have
been informed that I will receive
National Service Life Insurance OF
$4,000 month for the rest of my
life. II I die before the full value
of the policy is paid to me, will i
automatically go to my next of kim
A. If your son named a contin.
gent beneficiary, that is another
person to receive payment in thu
event of your death, the insuranc,
payments will go to that person
providing he or she is within thu