43:12-28.2 - Amount of pension

43:12-28.2  Amount of pension.

2.A survivor's pension granted under section 1 of P.L.1957, c.168 (C.43:12-28.1) shall be for the sum of(a)$15,000 annually and shall be paid  to the widow, during her widowhood, or to the child or children of such firefighter, emergency medical technician, or first aid or rescue squad worker, if he leaves no surviving widow, or to such child or children after the death of such widow, (b) $10,000 annually and shall be paid  to the child or children of such firefighter, emergency medical technician, or first aid or rescue squad worker, if the surviving widow remarries, or (c) $5,000 annually and shall be paid to the parent or parents of such firefighter, emergency medical technician, or first aid or rescue squad worker, if he leaves no surviving widow or child  As used in this section, the terms "widow" and "widowhood" shall also include "widower" and "widowerhood" respectively.

L.1957,c.168,s.2; amended 1964, c.55; 1968, c.331, s.3; 2002, c.134, s.2.