Pub. L. 85-56, tit. X, sec. 1007
apportionment of benefits
apportionment of benefits Sec. 1007. (a) All or any part of the compensation, pension, or emergency officers retirement pay payable on account of any veteran may— (1) if the veteran is being furnished hospital treatment, institutional, or domiciliary care by the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, be apportioned on behalf of his wife, children, or dependent parents; and (2) if the veteran is not living with his wife, or if his children are not in his custody, be apportioned as may be prescribed by the Administrator. (b) Where any of the children of a deceased veteran are not in the custody of the veteran’s widow, the pension, compensation, or dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to the widow may be apportioned as prescribed by the Administrator.