Asian Officers’ Family Pensions Act
34. Failure to maintain child
34. Failure to maintain child
If the Board is satisfied that the widow of a member while in receipt of a pension has deserted or abandoned or has failed or is failing to maintain or assist, so far as her means allow, a child of her marriage with the member whom she is bound by law to maintain and who is of pensionable age, the Board may, in its uncontrolled discretion, while such child remains of pensionable age, pay or cause to be paid to such child such portion of the pension as they may think fit and the widow shall have no further claim in respect of any portion of the pension so paid.Source: Kenya Law