Public Law 92–185

That section 765 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding the following definitions thereto:

“(7)“(7)

The terms ‘widow’ or ‘widower’ means a person who is the lawful spouse of the insured member at the time of his death.

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“(8)“(8)

The term ‘child’ means a legitimate child, a legally adopted child, an illegitimate child as to the mother, or an illegitimate child as to the alleged father, only if (a) he acknowledged the child in writing signed by him; or (b) he has been judicially ordered to contribute to the child’s support; or (c) he has been, before his death, judicially decreed to be the father of such child; or (d) proof of paternity is established by a certified copy of the public record of birth or church record of baptism showing that the insured was the informant and was named as father of the child; or (e) proof of paternity is established from service department or other public records, such as school or welfare agencies, which show that with his knowledge the insured was named as the father of the child.

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“(9)“(9)

The term ‘parent’ means a father of a legitimate child, mother of a legitimate child, father through adoption, mother through adoption, mother of an illegitimate child, and father of an illegitimate child but only if (a) he acknowledged paternity of the child in writing signed by him before the child’s death; or (b) he has been judicially ordered to contribute to the child’s support; or (c) he has been judicially decreed to be the father of such child; or (d) proof of paternity is established by a certified copy of the public record of birth or church record of baptism showing that the claimant was the informant and was named as father of the child; or (e) proof of paternity is established from service department or other public records, such as school or welfare agencies, which show that with his knowledge the claimant was named as father of the child. No person who abandoned or willfully failed to support a child during his minority, or consented to his adoption may be recognized as a parent for the purpose of this subchapter. However, the immediately preceding sentence shall not be applied so as to require duplicate payments in any case in which insurance benefits have been paid prior to receipt in the administrative office established under subsection 766(b) of this title of sufficient evidence to clearly

79 Stat. 880.

establish that the person so paid could not qualify as a parent solely by reason of such sentence.”

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Sec. 2.

The provisions of this Act shall apply only to Servicemen’s

Effective date.

Group Life Insurance in effect on the life of an insured member who dies on or after the date of enactment of this Act.