This is a Support Requirements and AR 608-99 Questions and Answers Legal Brief. The questions answered are as follows:
- What is AR 608-99?
- What is the soldier’s responsibility under the regulation?
- Who is responsible for ensuring that soldiers are informed of the army policy on support of family members and enforcing it?
- If a soldier fails to meet the regulation’s requirements, what can the commander do?
- If the soldier fails to pay in accordance with the regulation, can the army deduct money from the soldier’s pay?
- How does the commander determine adequate support for family members?
- When does AR 608-99 require a soldier to make financial support payments?
- Can I withhold payments if the regulation requires me to provide financial support payments, but I am not receiving BAH?
- What is the minimum amount of support I can receive if we live on post in government housing?
- When a soldier has separated and remarried or has to support multiple family units (2 families or sets of dependents) that live off post, how does the army determine what support the soldier owes?
- If my spouse and I are service members and there is no written financial support agreement or court ordered financial support, can I get minimum support under the new guidelines?
- If my spouse and I are service members, and my spouse has custody and lives in government housing (on-post), does the regulation require me to pay support?
- Can the amount of support required by AR 608-99 change?
- What if I have other questions or specific problems I want help in solving?
NOTES: Some references listed in this doc might have been superseded and/or updated and should be checked for accuracy, which can be easily done using the DA PAM 25-30 web page or downloaded and installed program for checking current and superseded DOD publications (For example purposes only: FM 3-0 was superseded by ADP 3-0, on 10 October 2011) : This document is in PDF format
