15-215-4 Me. Code R. § 6

Current through 2025-03, January 15, 2025
Section 215-4-6 - Eligible Dependent
1. Eligible dependents are entitled to burial at the Cemetery when:
a. The spouse or surviving spouse of an eligible sponsor, even if that eligible sponsor is not buried or memorialized in the cemetery system, or the surviving spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces whose remains are unavailable for burial;
b. The surviving spouse of an eligible sponsor who had a subsequent remarriage to a person who is not a veteran or eligible sponsor when the surviving spouse's death occurred on or after January 1, 2000;
c. A minor child of an eligible sponsor. For purposes of this subdivision, a minor child is an unmarried child and:
i. Has not attained 21 years of age; or
ii. Has not attained 23 years of age and is enrolled in a full-time course of instruction at an educational institution offering an accredited postsecondary educational degree program; and
iii. An unmarried adult child of an eligible sponsor if that child became permanently physically or mentally disabled and incapable of self-support:
1. Before attaining 21 years of age; or
2. Before attaining 23 years of age, if supporting documentation exists, the adult child was enrolled in a full-time course of instruction at an educational institution offering an accredited postsecondary educational degree program.

15-215 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 6