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I was looking at the DA Form 5960 and I do not see a place to select “BAH Diff”. Is there another form that I need or do I just select “Partial” ? Also, I have two kids and pay over 500 a month for daycare or whatever else they need. Does this qualify me for BAH Diff ?
Posted 6 y ago
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If you don't get a custody and / or support agreement you will for the rest of your life run the risk of the state coming after you for 18 years of back child support in the future. The Mother and you can make your own agreement but if you don't make it legal you run the risk that the state will consider anything you pay now a gift.
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If you pay court ordered child support you are entitled to BAH DIFF. If the amount exceeds your child support then you are entitled to full BAH and cannot stay in the barracks. If you are just paying for daycare out of the goodness of your heart, then the Army views that as a personal and elective expense, and you aren't entitled to anything.
Get a child support agreement in place, it will protect both of you.
Get a child support agreement in place, it will protect both of you.
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Child support by a court order, yes. Full BAH and no barracks, so find yourself a roommate
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For some odd reason, the state of SC doesn’t let men put themselves on child support. The women have to feel like they need it (or put the man in CS out of spite). Lawyers always want upwards of $1,500 to write up the paperwork that they present to the judge so that it can be a court order.
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CPL (Join to see) everything that SFC Kelly Fuerhoff just said. Go pay the lawyer and get it done right. You think you can't afford a lawyer, but you've been gifting someone over $500 a month for however long - you can't afford NOT to get a lawyer.
As long as a judge has written a court order demanding you pay a certain amount, then that is your supporting documentation for finance to get BAH. If you do not have that, you are gifting money. I certainly hope you are claiming the daycare costs in your taxes as well because that is a tax deduction. If not, you're paying the $500 AND the taxes on earning that money as well.
As long as a judge has written a court order demanding you pay a certain amount, then that is your supporting documentation for finance to get BAH. If you do not have that, you are gifting money. I certainly hope you are claiming the daycare costs in your taxes as well because that is a tax deduction. If not, you're paying the $500 AND the taxes on earning that money as well.
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When I first started trying to get BAH, my team NCOIC sat with me and explained the different ways I could get BAH. Child support was one and he told me to call SC and put myself on child support. The lady said that SC didn’t allow fathers to place themselves on child support. After that I haven’t tried again.
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