16-219 C.M.R. ch. 50, § 2 - DEATH BENEFIT - AMOUNT AND RECEIPT

1. If the Fire Marshal determines that a firefighter died while in the line of duty, the State shall pay a benefit of $100,000 as follows:

A. If there is no surviving child of the firefighter, to the surviving spouse;

B. If there is a surviving child or children and a surviving spouse of the firefighter, 1/2 to the surviving child or children in equal shares and 1/2 to the surviving spouse;

C. If there is no surviving spouse of the firefighter, to the child or children in equal shares; or

D. If there is no surviving child or spouse, to the parent or parents of the firefighter, in equal shares.

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16-219 C.M.R. ch. 50, § 2