Support for Military Families Affected by Domestic Abuse
The Rachel Booth Act expands financial support for families of service members accused or convicted of domestic abuse. This aims to ensure continued assistance for affected family members, even if the service member was separated for an unrelated offense or forfeited pay for another crime. This provides greater financial security for families in difficult situations.
Key points
Extends transitional compensation to dependents of service members convicted of dependent abuse in federal or state court.
Includes dependents of service members accused of dependent abuse who forfeited pay for an unrelated offense.
Allows payments to commence from pretrial confinement or commander's probable cause determination.
Delegates authority to approve benefits to lower command levels, potentially speeding up the decision process.
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