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B-226909 1 (1987-12-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmye0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 'The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof- Kimberly Lee Hall - Survivor Benefit Plan - Dependent Child File: B-226909 Date: December 15, 1987 DIGEST A retired Air Force sergeant elected to provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuity coverage for his daughter. The daugh- ter was subsequently adopted by her stepfather following her mother's divorce and remarriage. The adoption proceed- ing was set aside by a later state court order. Questions about the soundness of the later court order setting aside the-adoption do not overcome the presumption in favor of its validity. Therefore, the daughter remained eligible for an annuity under the Plan as the member's dependent child beneficiary. DECISION This action is in response to correspondence received from the Directorate of Retired Pay Operations of the United States Air Force Accounting and Finance Center. The Air Force asks whether it should pay a claim for a Survivor Benefit Plan annuity submitted by Kimberly Lee Hall, daughter of Technical Sergeant Richard L. Hall (Retired) (Deceased). We authorize the Air Force to make payment to her. BACKGROUND Congress adopted the Survivor Benefit Plan on September 21, 1972, Public Law 92-425, 86 Stat. 706, as amended and as codified, 10 U.S.C. SS 1447-1455. The purpose of the Plan is to establish a survivor benefit program for military personnel in retirement to complement the survivor bene- fits of social security. Department of Defense Directive No. 1332.27 § 101 (January 4, 1974). To that end, military retirees may elect to provide an annuity payable at their death to an eligible beneficiary in exchange for their contributions to the program during their life. M 663

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