- (a) Appearance. The presence and participation of a member of the Military Services, or an attorney of the member's choosing, throughout the judicial proceeding from which the judgment was issued that is the basis for a request for enforcement through involuntary allotment.
- (b) Applicant. The original judgment holder, a successor in interest, or attorney or agent thereof who requests an involuntary allotment from a member of the Military Services pursuant to DoD Directive 1344.9. 1
(c) Pay subject to involuntary allotment. For purposes of complying with 32 CFR part 112 and 5 U.S.C. 5520a(k), pay subject to involuntary allotment shall be determined by:
(1) Including:
- (i) Basic pay but excluding reduction for education for education benefits under section 38 U.S.C. 1411 (“New G.I. Bill”).
- (ii) Special pay (including enlistment and reenlistment bonuses).
- (iii) Incentive pay.
- (iv) Accrued leave payments (basic pay portion only).
- (v) Readjustment pay.
- (vi) Severance pay (including disability severance pay).
- (vii) Lump-sum Reserve bonus.
- (viii) Inactive duty training pay.
(2) Excluding:
- (i) Retired pay (including) disability retired pay).
- (ii) Retainer pay.
- (iii) Separation pay, Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI), and Special Separation Benefit (SSB).
- (iv) Allowances paid under titles 10 and 37 of the United States Code (e.g., Chapter 53 of title 10 and Chapter 7 of title 37, respectively) and other reimbursements for expenses incurred in connection with duty in the Military Service or allowances in lieu thereof.
- (v) Payments not specifically enumerated in § 113.3(c)(1).
(3) After including the items in § 113.3(c)(1), subtracting the following pay items to compute the final earnings value of the pay subject to involuntary allotment:
- (i) Federal and State employment and income tax withholding (amount limited only to that which is necessary to fulfill member's tax liability).
- (ii) FICA tax.
- (iii) Amounts mandatorily withheld for the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
- (iv) Deductions for the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance coverage.
- (v) Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan.
- (vi) Indebtedness to the United States.
- (vii) Fines and forfeitures ordered by a court-martial or a commanding officer.
- (viii) Amounts otherwise required by law to be deducted from a member's pay (except payments under 42 U.S.C. 659, 661, 662, and 665).
- (d) Preponderance of the evidence. A greater weight of evidence that is more credible and convincing to the mind. That which best accords with reason and probability. (See Black's Law Dictionary 2)
- (e) Proper and Timely Manner. A manner that under the circumstances does not reflect discredit on the Military Service.
1 Copies may be obtained, at cost, from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
2 Black's Law Dictionary, Fourth Edition, West Publishing Company, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1952).