Apportionment of benefits

§ 3107. Apportionment of benefits (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. (c) If a veteran is not living with his wire, or if any of his children are not in his custody, any subsistence allowance payable to him under chapter 31 of this title may be apportioned as may be prescribed by the Administrator.