The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011

Meaning of “surviving adult dependant”U.K.

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30.  A person is a surviving adult dependant in relation to a deceased member or former member if, at the time of the deceased's death—

(a)the person and the deceased were cohabiting as partners in a substantial and exclusive relationship;

(b)the deceased leaves no surviving spouse or civil partner;

(c)the person and the deceased were not prevented from marrying or forming a civil partnership; and

(d)either the person was financially dependent on the deceased or they were financially interdependent.