[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6, Parts 800 to End]
[Revised as of July 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR818.2]

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                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 818--PERSONAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 818.2  Explanation of terms.

    (a) A proper and timely manner. A manner which, under the 
circumstances, does not discredit the Air Force.
    (b) Financial obligation. A legal obligation acknowledged by the 
member in which there is no reasonable dispute as to the facts, or one 
reduced to judgment. The judgment must conform to the Soldiers' and 
Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended (50 U.S.C. app. 501, 
(1970)), if applicable.
    (c) Claimant or complainant. Any business or person seeking help in 
obtaining settlement of an alleged financial obligation or making a 
claim of delinquency concerning such matters.
    (d) Creditor. Any person or business that extends or offers credit, 
or to whom or to which a debt is owed. This term includes lending 
institutions

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(such as centralized charge systems) which, although not a party to the 
original transaction, seek help in obtaining settlement.
    (e) Debt collector. Any person or agency whose business is primarily 
the collection of debts owed to another person or business.
    (f) Dependent. Spouse and unmarried children--includes stepchildren, 
adopted children, and illegitimate children dependent on the military 
member. It may include others duly constituted (see DOD Military Pay and 
Allowances Entitlements Manual and AFR 30-20, Issue and control of 
Identification (ID) Cards).