Posted on Jul 30, 2023
How does getting BAH work for an out of wedlock child who will be born in December?
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Hey, so my GF and I are expecting a child come December and aren’t planning on marriage till after my Dependent restricted tour, how would it work to get BAH once the child is born and submitted in DEERS so I can help support them, my HAAP is back to where they live currently and I have lived with her before leaving for a year but never got BAH. Is it even possible to get it while on this tour and me not being home. Any and all advice will help so I can prepare myself.
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If they are listed as a dependent in DEERS, then you get with dependent rates. You will get the rate based on where the child is located I believe.
Yes you'd get it the last 5 months as long as you put the child in DEERS and then go to finance and update to get BAH w/ dependent. And to put the kid in DEERS you will have to show paternity established by however the state the kid is born in establishes paternity. Some it's just being on the birth certificate. Some you have to sign an acknowledgement of paternity. Some both.
Yes you'd get it the last 5 months as long as you put the child in DEERS and then go to finance and update to get BAH w/ dependent. And to put the kid in DEERS you will have to show paternity established by however the state the kid is born in establishes paternity. Some it's just being on the birth certificate. Some you have to sign an acknowledgement of paternity. Some both.
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In order to receive BAH, you must have a dependant enrolled in DEERS.
Since you will not be married, you will have to provide court order or paternity test proving you are responsible for this child. See DEERS required documentation at https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Eligibility/DEERS/RequiredDocuments
Since you will not be married, you will have to provide court order or paternity test proving you are responsible for this child. See DEERS required documentation at https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Eligibility/DEERS/RequiredDocuments
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Thank you Sir, even though I’ll still be stationed in Honduras for the time being I’d still get BAH for the last 5months of my tour?
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