My husband has to get waivers for me, his wife, and his step-daughter and his daughter to go into the Navy. Why is this? And what exactly does the waiver do? His daughter does not live with us nor does he have any custody of her. We have visitation every other weekend and one overnight per week. Any info will be helpful. Thanks.
2006-11-16 05:12:30 · 6 answers · asked by yeager_renee 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
And why does the military consider his daughter a dependant when he does not have custody of her?
2006-11-16 05:13:01 · update #1
And if she is considered a dependant, why are we not able to claim her on our taxes every other year??
2006-11-16 05:19:37 · update #2
He needs what is called a dependancy waiver. They are making sure that you will be able to make on the starting pay in the military. Counting you he has three dependants that he has to care for. Even though his daughter does not live with him I'm sure he pays child support on her. They are also going to cover her with the insurance because she is his daughter. It's really not a big deal. It'll be fine.
2006-11-16 06:53:58 · answer #1 · answered by James B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't really know what is cause for a waiver in your case. I have usually heard them in reference to peoples medical, drug abuse, or legal history. As far as the dependents go, his daughter is his dependent. I don't know why you wouldn't want this. She will be covered by his insurance and recieve any other benefits a military child would recieve. As for you taxes, it doesn't sound like you are taking care of her the majority of the time, so why would you get to claim her? If he is paying child support, he can claim that on his taxes, or if you really do help the daughter and mom out, you could each claim her 50/50.
2006-11-16 05:55:42 · answer #2 · answered by usmcspouse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The waiver is mostly to make sure he is not trying to run away from any responsibilities. If he is paying child support on his daughter, she is considered to be his dependent. If he can't claim her on taxes, he can thank the divorce court or family court that gave physical custody to his ex- and made him pay child support. They usually decide who gets the tax deduction. In my case, I have 2 kids that I have physical custody of and my ex gets one and I get the other on our taxes.
2006-11-16 05:22:37 · answer #3 · answered by Scott T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what you mean about a waiver, but I do know that a child that he is paying child support for would be a dependent. As long as he has any parental rights, the child is a dependent, with all the benefits of being one, including base access and all that.
2006-11-16 05:17:12 · answer #4 · answered by XX 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure why you would have to sign waivers if he is the person joining the Navy. It should say what the waiver is for right on the paper. If you have questions you should all go see his recruiter and ask him about all you need and want to know.
2006-11-16 05:22:16 · answer #5 · answered by suz' 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't take this the wrong way please. I was told in boot camp this. "The government did not issue you a wife nor a son, so there for there is not a need for upkeep on such a thing". That sounds very cold. A serviceman has to request permission to get married. Some positions are very hard to get permission for, or have restrictions on nationality of the wife.
2006-11-16 05:54:31 · answer #6 · answered by Joseph P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋