Total or partial dependents; eligibility; termination
Sec. 20. Total or partial dependents in fact shall include only
those persons related to the deceased employee by blood or by
marriage, except an unmarried child under the age of eighteen (18)
years. Any such person who is actually totally or partially dependent
upon the deceased employee is entitled to compensation as such
dependent in fact. The right to compensation of any person totally or
partially dependent in fact shall be terminated by the marriage of
such dependent subsequent to the death of the employee and such
dependency shall not be reinstated by divorce.
(Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.38b; Acts 1947, c.162, s.9.)
Last modified: May 27, 2006