B-215235: Mar 19, 1985

The Air Force requested an advance decision concerning the basic allowance for quarters entitlement of a military member whose former husband, also a military member, was under court order to pay child support to the claimant for one of their two children, both of whom were in her legal custody. GAO noted that children are an undivided class of common dependents when residing together. Therefore,...

B-215235: Mar 19, 1985

WHO IS ALSO A MILITARY MEMBER. HER CHILDREN ARE AN UNDIVIDED CLASS OF COMMON DEPENDENTS AND RESIDE IN ONE HOUSE. HE IS ENTITLED TO THE BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS AT THE WITH-DEPENDENTS RATE ON ACCOUNT OF THE CHILDREN. SHE IS ONLY ENTITLED TO BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS AS A MEMBER WITHOUT DEPENDENTS. USAF: THIS ACTION IS IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR AN ADVANCE DECISION CONCERNING THE BASIC ALLO...