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UNCLAS //N07220//
MSGID/GENADMIN/DFAS-CL CODE JFLF//
SUBJ/ FORMS FOR SECONDARY DEPENDENCY CLAIMS//
MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 54/11//
REF/A/PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE (PTG) PART 3 CHAPTER 2
AND TABLE 3-2-4//
POC/DEPENDENCY CLAIMS/MILITARY PAY OPERATIONS-CLEVELAND/
CODE JFLA/TEL:COMM 216 204-4590//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE
CLARIFICATION FOR NAVY MEMBERS CLAIMING SECONDARY DEPENDENTS. 
2. DFAS-CL IS RECEIVING DD FORM 137 WITHOUT THE NECESSARY
NAVPERS 1070/602 DEPENDENCY APPLICATION. THE DD FORM 137 IS
NOT THE DEPENDENCY APPLICATION, IT IS THE AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT.
  A. THE DOCUMENT USED BY THE NAVY FOR CLAIMING DEPENDENTS IS 
     THE DEPENDENCY APPLICATION. ON THIS DOCUMENT, ALL CLAIMED
     DEPENDENTS ARE TO BE LISTED.
  B. SUBMISSION OF A DD FORM 137 SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
     DEPENDENCY APPLICATION.  PLEASE NOTE THAT CLAIMING A 
     SECONDARY DEPENDENT ON THE DEPENDENCY APPLICATION DOES
     NOT AUTOMATICALLY GRANT AN APPROVAL FOR BENEFITS.
  C. SECONDARY DEPENDENTS (WARDS OR PARENTS) ARE NOT ENTITLED
     TO BENEFITS AND SHOULD NOT BE ISSUED ID CARDS OR LISTED
     IN DEERS UNLESS A DEPENDENCY APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED 
     BY A LETTER OF DETERMINATION FROM DFAS-CL.
  D. IAW REF A, IN ORDER TO BE ACCEPTED, THE DEPENDENCY 
     APPLICATION MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED BY THE SERVICE MEMBER
     AND THE VERIFYING OFFICIAL.
3. CLAIMING PARENTS: THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PARENTS SHOULD BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES LISTED AT REF A. THE DD FORM 137-3
“DEPENDENCY STATEMENT-PARENT” (AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT) IS TO BE
COMPLETED BY CLAIMED PARENTS.
  A.  IF CLAIMING A PARENT/IN-LAW, WHEN THE DEPENDENCY APPLICATION
      IS RECEIVED AT DFAS-CL, DEPENDENT CLAIM DEPARTMENT, THE
      PARENT WILL BE SENT A DEPENDENCY STATEMENT TO COMPLETE
      AND RETURN.
  B.  IF THE DEPENDENCY STATEMENT (DD FORM 137-3) IS OBTAINED
      ON-LINE IT MAY BE SUBMITTED WITH THE DEPENDENCY 
      APPLICATION. THE DD FORM 137-3 IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE
      PARENT/S BEING CLAIMED. THE MEMBER MAY ASSIST, BUT THE MEMBER
      DOES NOT HAVE TO SIGN THE FORM IF THEY ARE DEPLOYED OR NOT 
      LIVING WITH THE PARENT/S.
  C.  DO NOT SUBMIT STORE RECEIPTS, BANK STATEMENTS, CREDIT CARD
      STATEMENTS,PRESCRIPTIONS, TAX FORMS OR WESTERN UNION
      RECEIPTS WHEN SUBMITTING A DEPENDENCY STATEMENT. IF LISTED
      EXPENSES OR INCOMES ARE QUESTIONED,SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION 
      MAY BE REQUESTED.   
4. CLAIMING WARDS: THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR WARDS SHOULD BE THE DATE
OF THE COURT ORDER AWARDING PERMANENT LEGAL CUSTODY. WHEN CLAIMING
A WARD AS A DEPENDENT, A COPY OF THE COURT ORDER AWARDING PERMANENT
LEGAL CUSTODY ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE WARD’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND
COMPLETED DD FORM 137-7 “DEPENDENCY STATEMENT-WARD OF THE COURT”
SHOULD BE SENT IN WITH THE DEPENDENCY APPLICATION. THE DEPENDENCY
STATEMENT-WARD IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE MEMBER.  
5. A RESPONSE LETTER OF DETERMINATION (FORMERLY A NAVCOMPT 3072) IS
MAILED TO THE MEMBER’S UNIT ID CODE ADDRESS (PAY AND DUTY STATION).
THE COMMAND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE MEMBER IS NOTIFIED OF
THE STATUS DETERMINATION. 
6. RETIRED MEMBERS: REPLACE DEPENDENCY APPLICATION WITH FORM 
DD1172 ID CARD APPLICATION.
7. DEPENDENCY APPLICATIONS FOR WARDS AND PARENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED 
BY:
  A.  MAILING ADDRESS:
      DFAS-CL, DEPENDENCY CLAIMS DIVISION, 1240 EAST 9TH STREET,
      CLEVELAND, OH 44199
  B.  EMAIL: CCL-NAVY-SECONDARY-DEPENDENCY@DFAS.MIL
  C.  FAX # 216 367-3527.//
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