§ 23:1233 — Death or marriage of dependent; age limit of minor dependent

§1233. Death or marriage of dependent; age limit of minor dependent
A.(1) Weekly payments to a surviving spouse shall continue until the death or
remarriage of the surviving spouse. In the case of remarriage of a surviving spouse, two
years compensation payments shall be payable in one lump sum.
(2) Notwithstanding Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, in any case in which the
decedent was employed as a law enforcement officer as defined in R.S. 40:1665.2(B) and
was killed in the line of duty, the weekly payment to the surviving spouse shall continue until
the death of the surviving spouse.
B. Weekly payments to a surviving child, physically or mentally incapacitated from
earning, shall continue as long as such incapacity exists.
C. Weekly payments to a minor dependent child, who is not mentally or physically
incapable of wage earning, shall terminate when he dies, marries, reaches the age of eighteen
years, or, if enrolled and attending as a full-time student in any accredited educational
institution, until he ceases to be so enrolled and attending or reaches the age of twenty-three
years.
D. Weekly payments for all other dependents as determined in Subpart D of this Part
shall continue as long as their dependency shall exist or shall terminate upon their deaths.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 583, §11, eff. Sept. 1, 1975; Acts 2020, No. 364, §1.