Article 7
The term “members of the entire family” mentioned herein refers to the following members, in addition to the applicant:
I. Spouse.
II. Lineal relative(s) by blood.
III. The taxpayer whose integrated income tax is covered exemption for the supporting the family member(s).
The members defined in the preceding paragraphs do not count, if any one of the following situations exists:
I. Married daughters and their offsprings who do not live in the same household of the applicant, and are not of the situation prescribed in subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph.
II. The spouse of the applicant from Hong Kong, Macao, Chinese Mainland Area, or a country other than the Republic of China, who does not live in Taiwan Area and has no household registration in Taiwan Area.
III. A missing member who has not been found after being reported to the police for help.
IV. A member who is imprisoned, arrested, or legally detained.
V. Because of other special circumstances, members of the family failed to fulfill maintenance obligations, which resulted in the applicant’s livelihood hardship. This truth has been verified by local Veterans Service Department or Veterans Homes staff’s on-site visits evaluation.
Then Veterans Service Departments or Veterans Homes may assist the applicant to request payment of maintenance fees from those who failed to fulfill maintenance obligations as mentioned in the preceding paragraph 5.