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B-162696 1 (1977-11-18)

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               S       ,  MTHR COMPTROLLER UENERAL
DECISION *r. OP THE UNITWO eSTATES
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DATE:  NOV 18 B77


  MATTER  OF:   Mrs. ROt  T. Burk

  DIGEST:    Where an elated member  registerew a
             class Q alletment I favor of his legal
             wite bit directal that the cheeks be sent
             to the address of esome els who forged
             the legs) wit'e siatpue as them and
             cashd them  -  valid allotmet was In
             effect and# therebre, the legal wife has
             =  entitlement to th. proceeds of the
             cheks.
   'This action Is la response to a letter frna Mrs. Rnth T. Burke
t the Preeldest Of the Uited Ibftes wbib was barwarded to this
Office since it oatite a ra    tr rconsideration of our doci-
elne 3166060. Jsry   21, 19#  In which we held she was not
untitled to the proceeds at $I olse Q allotment checks.
   Our tile  this  *c indeates that Thnmas E. Burke,
RA   8418.  M. then an enlisted netaer of the Army, requested
a clas Q allotment effective Frtary 1, 1e1, in the name of
his depeateSt wife. Ruth T. Barke. who lived in Philadelphis.
Pennsylvank.  Ie. however, directed that the checks be malled to
3500-1/2 Fet   Arease, Columbus, Geoga  where Virgtia Alice
Burke to whom he was bimusly  marrie4. resided. Accordigly&
9 checks of $147.50 each, were assued on his matment accunt Ibr
the period of March S, to October 31 1961, ea were miled to that
address.
    Effective No ember 1# 1981# the allotment was decreased to
$127. SO because of the member's reductla In grade.
Mrs. fvfl Burke's address on the pertinent document was abown
as 2329 South Front Street* Philadelphia. the address of the mem-
ber's mother, and, as a result, 4 checks. or the period Decem-
ber 4t 191. to March 1. I8. were drawn ad malled to that
address. Three of the 4 were delivered to Mrs. Ruth Burke by
the member's mother.
   The check dated April 1, 1952 was drawn and maed to
2908 Tilles Avense. Fort Smith. Arkansas, apparently isW accordance
with a change of address requested In a letter dated July 10 1951,
written by Virginia Alice Burke but signed Mrs. Ruth T. Burke.


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