B-230988: Feb 3, 1989

MILITARY PERSONNEL - Pay - Basic quarters allowances - Rates - Determination - Dependents DIGEST: Member of the armed services who was entitled to claim basic allowance for quarters at the with-dependent rate at the time of his divorce from another member. Since he was ordered to pay child support. Jayne is entitled to retroactive basic allowance for quarters (BAQ) at the with-dependent rate for a...

B-230988: Feb 3, 1989

The Air Force requested an advance decision regarding whether a member was entitled to a retroactive basic allowance for quarters at the with-dependent rate for a period during which he made child support payments to his ex-wife, who was also an Air Force member. The member contended that his failure to claim the with-dependent rate at the beginning of the period in question was due to erroneous a...