La. R.S. § 23:1233 Death Or Marriage of Dependent; Age Limit of Minor Dependent

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 23:1233

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.