43:10-18.14 - Death of employee or pensioner who is widow or widower leaving dependent children; benefits to children until 18
43:10-18.14. Death of employee or pensioner who is widow or widower leaving dependent children; benefits to children until 18
If an employee or pensioner dies leaving dependent children under eighteen years of age and he or she is, at death, a widower or widow, the benefits of this article which a widow or dependent widower would otherwise be entitled to receive shall be paid to the guardian of such children for their exclusive use and benefit. If one child survives, such benefits shall cease when such child attains eighteen years of age. If more than one child survives, the benefits shall be divided proportionately among all of such children under the age of eighteen years.
L.1943, c. 160, p. 462, s. 14.