As used in this chapter, "dependent" means a child:

1. (1) born before or during the period during which the child's father was a prisoner of war or person missing in action; or

2. (2) legally adopted or in the legal custody of the child's father before and during the period during which the father was a prisoner of war or person missing in action.

   [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-16.5-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.