Not only widows and children: who will receive 15 million UAH in case of death of a military

Soldiers can decide for themselves to whom the state will provide one -time financial assistance in the event of their death or death. The focus found out who and how the right to pay. At the end of March, a law was coming into force in Ukraine, according to which servicemen may decide for themselves which of the loved ones will be provided with one -time financial assistance from the state in the event of their death. This amount is at least UAH 15 million.

A serviceman, a military service or reservist may make a personal order to pay one -time financial assistance to one or more people of their choice in case of death or death. This initiative is voluntary, notes the lawyer of the NGO "Legal Hundred" Alla Biloshenko in a conversation with focus. This order can be written in an arbitrary form. The authenticity of the signature is certified by the official.

"When it comes to civil protection service, the head of the body or unit of civil protection or a notary may be certified. When it comes to the military of the Armed Forces, the authenticity of the signature will be certified storage of a personal file, when it comes to military SBU, " - explains the expert. The military has the right to abolish personal orders at any time or to make a new one. Each new document cancels the previous one whose content cannot be disclosed.

"Why is this law important? Army size is increasing and there are orphans among personnel. They have no relatives who, if death They helped and supported, but were not maintained by the dead, the payments could not be obtained. lawyer. In addition, the new law opens the opportunity to ensure the well -being of their loved ones through personal decisions. "This decision, to choose independently who will be given support in the event of death, becomes an expression of deep love and care.

It allows the military even in the voice of uncertainty to maintain control of the fate of his family," the expert adds. Biloshenko notes that the law retains the rights of certain categories of persons to one -time financial assistance, regardless of the availability of a personal order. In particular, minor children, disabled widows and widows, as well as disabled parents of the deceased.

"Such relatives will be entitled to 50 percent of the share that belongs to each of them in the case of appointment and payment of one -time financial assistance without personal disposal. That is, the innovation does not cancel the previous norms completely," the lawyer explains.

If there is no order, members of the family of the deceased in equal parts will also be received: it is also important that the refusal to appoint and receive one -time assistance on behalf of minors, minor children of the dead or deceased military, as well as incapacitated persons and persons whose civil capacity is limited , not allowed. One -time payment is not assigned to a person who deliberately deprived his life or attempted another person who has the right to pay.

The state will not receive support from the state for committing an offense against the deceased. It is important to note that the law applies to the children of the deceased, conceived for life and born after his death, provided that one -time financial assistance has not been assigned by any of the persons entitled to receive such assistance.