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69.48 Surviving spouses and children, pensions.

When a service pensioner, disability pensioner, or deferred pensioner, or an active member of a relief association dies, leaving

(1) A legal spouse, residing with the deceased at the time of death, and who was married to the deceased while or prior to the time the deceased was on the payroll of the fire department; and who, in case the deceased member was a service or deferred pensioner was legally married to the member at least three years before the decedent's retirement from the fire department; or

(2) A child or children who were living while the deceased was on the payroll of the fire department, or born within nine months after the decedent was withdrawn from the payroll of the fire department, the surviving spouse and the child or children shall be entitled to a pension or pensions, as follows:

(a) To the surviving spouse, a pension of not less than 15 units, and not to exceed the sum of 18 units per month, as the bylaws of the association provide, for the spouse's natural life; provided, that if the spouse shall remarry then the pension shall cease and terminate as of the date of the spouse's remarriage;

(b) To the child or children, if their other parent be living, a pension of not to exceed six units per month for each child up to the time each child reaches the age of not less than 16 years and not to exceed an age of 18 years, in conformity with the bylaws of the association; provided, the total pensions hereunder for the surviving spouse and children of the deceased member shall not exceed the sum of 40 units per month;

(c) A child or children of a deceased member receiving a pension or pensions hereunder shall, after the death of their other parent, be entitled to receive a pension or pensions in such amount as the board of trustees of the association shall deem necessary to properly support the child or children until they reach the age of not less than 16 and not more than 18 years, as the bylaws of the association may provide; but the total amount of the pension or pensions hereunder for any child or children shall not exceed the sum of 40 units per month.

HIST: (3750-24) 1933 c 177 s 24; 1949 c 573 s 3; 1951 c 557 s 4; 1955 c 188 s 8; 1955 c 358 s 5; 1976 c 121 s 7

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