| Spouse (1st priority) |
- Including de facto spouses (referring to partners in a common-law marriage)
- Spouses or de facto spouses who, during or after their marriage or common-law relationship with the
relevant persons of distinguished service to independence, have been married to or in a common-law
relationship with another person are excluded
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| Children (2nd priority) |
An adopted child is considered a child of a person of distinguished service to independence only if the person has no direct descendants, and only one adopted child is recognized as such. However, for adoptions made after August 15, 1945, only those who have provided support to the person of distinguished service to independence, their spouse, or direct descendants are recognized. |
| Children (3rd priority) |
An adopted child of a direct descendant of a person of distinguished service to independence is considered a child only if the person has no direct descendants, and only one adopted child is recognized as such. However, for adoptions made after August 15, 1945, only those who have provided support to the person of distinguished service to independence, their spouse, or direct descendants are recognized. |
