Michigan Laws 35.925 – Application for payment by veteran or beneficiary; requirements, evidence of service
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 35.925
- Adjutant general: means the adjutant general of this state. See Michigan Laws 35.922
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Beneficiary: means , in relation to a deceased veteran, the surviving husband or wife, the child or children, or the surviving dependent mother, dependent father, dependent person standing in loco parentis, or dependent brothers and sisters, in the order named, which determination may be made by the probate court of the county of residence of the veteran at the time of death on petition of the adjutant general. See Michigan Laws 35.922
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Period of service: means the period of time between September 16, 1940 and June 30, 1946 and, for purposes of former section 25 of article X of the state constitution of 1908, also means the period of time between June 27, 1950 and the termination of the state of national emergency, which state of national emergency was proclaimed on December 16, 1950. See Michigan Laws 35.922
- Veteran: means an individual who meets all of the following:
(i) Is a veteran as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35. See Michigan Laws 35.922
Each veteran or his beneficiary entitled to payment shall make application to the adjutant general upon such form as may be prescribed by him: Provided, That if the veteran be incompetent or his beneficiary be incompetent or a minor application shall be made by his guardian. Each application shall be accompanied by a certified copy of honorable discharge as defined in section 2, or by such evidence of honest and faithful service during the period of service as shall be prescribed by said adjutant general. Each application shall be subscribed and sworn to by the applicant before witnesses in such manner as shall be prescribed by the adjutant general: Provided, That the adjutant general shall provide by regulation for an endorsement on the evidence of service required in section 2d that application for payment has been made.