9-927

9-927. Benefits to dependents upon death of
member

A. If upon the death, from any cause, of a member retired under the provisions of
section 9-925, or of a member after ten years' service and while in the service, or if
upon the death of a member retired under the provisions of section 9-926 resulting from
disease contracted or injury sustained as provided in section 9-926, the member leaves
surviving a spouse, a dependent child under the age of eighteen years, or a dependent
parent, a monthly pension shall be paid:

1. To the surviving spouse, until death or remarriage, if the spouse is the widow
or widower of a retired member, an amount equal to two thirds of the monthly pension
being paid the retired member at the time of death, or if the surviving spouse is the
widow or widower of a member dying after ten years' service and while in the service, an
amount equal to one third of the monthly compensation of the deceased at the time of
death.

2. To the guardian of each dependent child who survives in addition to the
surviving spouse, until such child is eighteen years of age, or until his dependency
shall earlier terminate, ten dollars per month, but if the total of the pensions to the
surviving spouse and dependent children would exceed the amount of the pension to which
deceased, if living and retired, would be entitled, then an amount equal to one third of
the amount of the pension shall be prorated among the children.

3. To the guardian of the dependent child or children, if there is no surviving
spouse entitled to a pension, the amount a surviving spouse so entitled would receive
shall be prorated among the children.

4. To the dependent parent, if there is no surviving spouse or dependent child
entitled to a pension, the amount a surviving spouse so entitled would receive, and if
there are two dependent parents, the pension shall be paid to the one the board shall
determine, or it may be prorated.

B. A pension shall not be payable to the surviving spouse of a retired member whose
marriage to the decedent occurred subsequent to such member's retirement, or to any issue
of such marriage.

C. For the purpose of this section, the term "dependent parent" means a parent over
half of whose support at the time of the death of the member was received by the parent
from the member.