Definition of eligible child
5 Definition of eligible child
A person is an eligible child of an invalid, or covered ADF member, who dies if the person is under subsection (2) a child of the invalid or member and either:
the person is under 18; or
the person:
is at least 18 but under 25; and
is receiving full‑time education at a school, college or university or other full‑time education approved by CSC for the purposes of this subparagraph.
For the purposes of subsection (1), the person is a child of the invalid or member if:
the person is, for the purposes of the Family Law Act 1975, a child of the invalid or member; or
the person is an ex‑nuptial child of the invalid or member; or
the person was a step‑child, an adopted child, a foster child or a ward of the invalid or member when the invalid or member died; or
the person was wholly or substantially dependent upon the invalid or member when the invalid or member died, and either:
is, for the purposes of the Family Law Act 1975, a child of a surviving spouse of the invalid or member; or
is a child or ex‑nuptial child of a surviving spouse of the invalid or member.
The paragraphs of this subsection do not limit one another.
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