Posted on 08/10/2005 4:28:43 PM PDT by Aliska
Milan, IL-Should the biological father of a soldier killed in the line of duty receive death benefits even though he never met his daughter?
Sgt. Jessica Housby of Rock Island was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in February. The unmarried 23 year old was raised by her mother and step-father.
But the state contacted her biological father Tony Holbrook in his prison cell in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa and informed him that as the biological father of Jessica, he was entitled to survivor's benefits, and is in line to receive more than 137- thousand dollars in the coming weeks.
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If there is no record of support, he shouldn't. That goes for dead beat moms as well.
I agree, rediculous!
This is crazy, even the dead-beat dad thinks so.
Change it what way??? Just give him more cash for more booze most likely!
Who were the benefits allocated to? We fill out forms that tell where we want the money to go, if we die while on duty. If she was active duty she and she was in the AOR she should have filled out her form and a will.
My brother had to fill out paperwork naming a beneficiary during the Gulf War so this makes me wonder.
Apparently he has a little bit of a conscience, give him $5000 (out of $274,000 if I remember correctly), it will start him on a good life and it's more than he deserves and he knows it.
Sounds like there was never any support. Mother said on tv he abandoned her when she was 4 months pregnant.
Yes, but he said on tv, the government says he should have it so he's going to take it.
Hitting more than home with me. There is for sure a certain biological father that doesn't deserve a dime if my marine is killed in Iraq fighting for his stinkin' rights. The mods might pull this little rant of mine, but stuff like this make me more than mad.
A dead beat dad in jail for a crime (in my case a violent crime) can be given HERO money?! WTF! It's time to get a lawyer and claim every nickle of what he owes to her and then some.
The deceased legally designated her biological father as the beneficiary.
"Who were the benefits allocated to?"
That's what I was wondering.
No, this isn't like WWII, it is a relatively new (2004) death benefit for American soldiers and marines killed in the line of duty in Iraq. It says so in the body of the article. The mother is investigating the intent of this new law.
That wasn't clear. Remember, this is Illinois, the land of mooch and money.
I'm no expert but I know the military keeps pestering the troops to keep the individuals paperwork updated.
Wills, Death Benefits, NOK, etc.
The family finds out the paperwork is messed up after the soldier is killed. Then it's the military's fault.
The soldier gets to decide where most of their 'benefits' go .... if she decided on her father then so be it. If the 'benefits' are other state and federal entitlements then you are correct.
I find it hard to believe as well, but it's a legit story. Had both the mom and sperm donor on tv. The mom is really mad, and I don't think it's because she isn't going to get his half.
I wonder if there's any way she can file for back child support. May be too late, unless it's a felony.
I went again to the article and didn't see that. What makes you think that?
That could be, but it also could be Illinois law. They had to track him down in jail in Mt. Pleasant, IA to notify him. Maybe more facts will come out.
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