Compassionate Appointment--Widowed Daughter-in-Law--Eligibility to Be Determined With Reference to Date of Death of Government Employee Not Subsequent Events
Eligibility for compassionate appointment as a "widowed daughter-in-law" must be assessed with reference to the date of death of the government employee. A person who was neither a daughter-in-law nor a member of the family unit at the time of the employee's death cannot claim such status on the basis of a subsequent marriage and widowhood. The purpose of compassionate appointment is to relieve the sudden financial crisis faced by dependents existing at the time of death, not to extend benefits to persons subsequently introduced into the family.
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