Dependents; total or partial dependents; relatives; termination of
dependency
Sec. 14. 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 eighteen (18) years of age.
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 1937, c.69, s.7c; Acts 1947, c.164, s.4.)
Last modified: May 27, 2006