Section 7. Lt  


Latest version.
  • Michael  E.  Neuner/Timothy  Goff  memorial  death  benefit
      program.  In the event of death the benefit shall be known  as  a  death
      benefit and shall be paid as follows:
        1.   The   reasonable  funeral  expenses  of  the  deceased  volunteer
      firefighter shall be paid in an amount not exceeding six thousand  seven
      hundred dollars; provided however, that such six thousand dollar maximum
      shall  not  apply  where  a  volunteer  firefighter  dies  from injuries
      received in the line of duty as a direct result of firefighting. If such
      funeral expenses shall have been paid by a person entitled  to  benefits
      under  this  section or by others, the funeral expenses awarded shall be
      made payable to such beneficiary or  others;  otherwise  they  shall  be
      payable  to  the  undertaker  who  provided the burial. Funeral expenses
      shall be awarded in all death cases.
        2. If there be a surviving spouse, to such  spouse  the  lump  sum  of
      fifty-six thousand dollars, but if there be no surviving spouse, then to
      the  executor  or  administrator of the estate of the volunteer fireman,
      the lump sum of  fifty-six  thousand  dollars.  Such  sum  shall  be  in
      addition to any other benefits provided in this chapter and shall not be
      diminished  by  benefits  paid  to  the  volunteer  fireman  during  his
      lifetime. Any money paid to an executor or administrator pursuant to the
      provisions of this  subdivision  shall  be  distributed  in  the  manner
      provided  by the laws of this state for the distribution of the personal
      property of an  intestate  decedent.  Provided,  however,  that  nothing
      herein  shall  be  construed  as  affording  a greater benefit for those
      volunteer firemen injured prior to  the  effective  date  of  this  act,
      however  the  spouse  or  estate  of  such  fireman shall continue to be
      eligible for a  benefit  in  the  sum  of  eleven  thousand  eighty-four
      dollars.
        3.  If  there  be  a  surviving  spouse  and no surviving child of the
      deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
      years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited
      educational  institution  and  no  surviving  child of any age dependent
      blind or physically disabled, to such spouse one hundred thirty  dollars
      for  each week until remarried, and upon such remarriage the lump sum of
      thirteen thousand one hundred forty-two dollars.
        4. If there be a surviving spouse and a surviving child or children of
      the deceased under the age  of  eighteen  years  or  under  the  age  of
      twenty-five  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student in any
      accredited educational institution or a surviving child or  children  of
      any   age  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled,  to  such  spouse
      ninety-five dollars  for  each  week  until  remarried,  and  upon  such
      remarriage  the  lump  sum  of  nine  thousand  eight  hundred fifty-six
      dollars; and an additional amount of sixty-three dollars for  each  week
      for  each such child until the age of eighteen years or under the age of
      twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
      accredited   educational   institution  or  until  the  removal  of  the
      dependency of the blind or physically disabled child or children; in the
      case of the subsequent death or remarriage of such surviving spouse  any
      surviving  child  of  the  deceased  fireman, at the time under eighteen
      years of age or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as  a
      full time student in any accredited educational institution or dependent
      through  mental  or physical infirmity, shall have his benefit increased
      to ninety-five dollars for each week, and  the  same  shall  be  payable
      until  he shall reach the age of eighteen years or twenty-five years, as
      the case may be, or until such dependent blind  or  physically  disabled
      condition  shall  have  been  removed;  provided  that  the total amount
      payable for each week under this subdivision shall in no case exceed two
      hundred fifty-three dollars per  week.  Upon  statutory  termination  of
    
      payments  to  all  such  children,  the payments to the surviving spouse
      shall be increased to one hundred thirty dollars  for  each  week  until
      such  spouse  remarries,  and upon such remarriage, such spouse shall be
      paid the lump sum of twelve thousand thirty-three dollars.
        5.  If  there be surviving child or children of the deceased under the
      age of eighteen years or under the  age  of  twenty-five  years  who  is
      enrolled   as   a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited  educational
      institution or  a  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled  child  or
      children  of  any  age, but no surviving spouse, for the support of each
      such child until the age of eighteen years or twenty-five years  as  the
      case  may  be,  or  until the removal of the dependency of such blind or
      physically disabled child or  children,  ninety-five  dollars  for  each
      week;  provided  that  the total amount payable for each week under this
      subdivision shall not exceed two hundred fifty-three dollars per week.
        6. If there be no surviving spouse, or child of the deceased under the
      age of eighteen years, or under the age  of  twenty-five  years  who  is
      enrolled   as   a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited  educational
      institution or dependent blind  or  physically  disabled  child  of  the
      deceased  of  any  age,  or  if  the amount payable for each week to the
      surviving spouse and to children under the  age  of  eighteen  years  or
      under  the  age  of  twenty-five  years  who  is enrolled as a full time
      student in any accredited  educational  institution  or  such  dependent
      blind  or  physically  disabled  children shall be less in the aggregate
      than two hundred fifty-three  dollars  per  week,  for  the  support  of
      grandchildren  or  brothers and sisters under the age of eighteen years,
      or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled  as  a  full  time
      student  in any accredited educational institution if dependent upon the
      deceased at the time of the injury, seventy-nine dollars for  each  week
      for  the  support of each such person until the age of eighteen years or
      twenty-five years as the case may be, and for the support of each parent
      or grandparent, of the deceased if dependent upon him at the time of the
      injury one hundred thirty dollars for each week during such  dependency,
      but in no case shall the aggregate amount payable under this subdivision
      exceed  the  difference  between two hundred fifty-three dollars and the
      amount payable for each week as hereinbefore provided to  the  surviving
      spouse or for the support of a surviving child or children.
        7.  If  any person under the age of eighteen years is an inmate of any
      institution and  a  public  charge  upon  the  state  or  any  political
      subdivision,  the  benefits  allowed  hereunder  shall be payable to the
      state or political subdivision to the extent of the  reasonable  charges
      for  care  and maintenance, during the continuance as a public charge in
      such institution of such beneficiary and until he  shall  have  attained
      the age of eighteen years. Any sum or sums remaining after such payments
      shall be distributed as provided in this section.
        8.  The term "dependent blind or physically disabled", as used in this
      section in relation  to  dependent  children,  means  totally  blind  or
      physically  disabled  dependent  children whose disablement is total and
      permanent.
        9. All questions of dependency shall be determined as of the  time  of
      the injury.
        10.  The workers' compensation board may in its discretion require the
      appointment of a guardian for the purpose of receiving benefits  payable
      to  a  minor child or a dependent blind or physically disabled child. In
      the absence of such a requirement by such board  the  appointment  of  a
      guardian for such purposes shall not be necessary.
        11.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer firefighter, on or after
      January first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to  July  first,
      nineteen  hundred seventy-eight, that results from services performed in
    
      the line of duty, if there be a surviving spouse and no surviving  child
      of  the  deceased  under  the  age of eighteen years or under the age of
      twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
      accredited  educational  institution  and  no surviving child of any age
      dependent blind or physically  disabled,  to  such  spouse  two  hundred
      eighty-two  dollars  for  each  week  until  remarried,  and  upon  such
      remarriage the lump sum of twenty-nine thousand three hundred fifty-four
      dollars.
        12. In the case of a death of a volunteer  firefighter,  on  or  after
      January  first,  nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to July first,
      nineteen hundred seventy-eight, that results from services performed  in
      the  line  of duty, if there be a surviving spouse and a surviving child
      or children of the deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the
      age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time student  in  any
      accredited  educational  institution or a surviving child or children of
      any age dependent blind or  physically  disabled,  to  such  spouse  one
      hundred  fifty-six  dollars  for  each  week  until  remarried,  and the
      additional amount of one hundred thirty dollars for each week  for  such
      child  or  children,  share  and  share alike, until the age of eighteen
      years or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled  as  a  full
      time  student  in  any  accredited  educational institution or until the
      removal of the dependency of the blind or physically disabled  child  or
      children.  In  the  case  of  the  death  of  such surviving spouse, the
      surviving child or children of the deceased  firefighter,  at  the  time
      under eighteen years of age or under the age of twenty-five years who is
      enrolled   as   a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited  educational
      institution or dependent through mental  or  physical  infirmity,  shall
      have  his  or  their benefit increased to two hundred eighty-two dollars
      for each week, share and share alike, and  the  same  shall  be  payable
      until  he  or  they shall reach the age of eighteen years or twenty-five
      years, as the case may be, or until such dependent blind  or  physically
      disabled  condition shall have been removed. Upon the remarriage of such
      surviving spouse prior to the statutory termination of benefits  to  all
      such  children,  such  spouse  shall  be  paid  the  lump sum of sixteen
      thousand one hundred forty-five dollars; and the surviving  child  shall
      continue  to  receive  weekly payments of one hundred thirty dollars; if
      there be two surviving children, each  shall  receive  one  hundred  six
      dollars per week; and if there be more than two surviving children, they
      shall  receive  two hundred eighty-two dollars per week, share and share
      alike; and the same shall be payable until he or they  shall  reach  the
      age of eighteen years or twenty-five years, as the case may be, or until
      such dependent blind or crippled condition shall have been removed. Upon
      statutory  termination  of payments to all children, the payments to the
      surviving spouse shall be increased to two  hundred  eighty-two  dollars
      for  each  week  until  such spouse remarries, and upon such remarriage,
      such spouse shall be paid the lump sum  of  twenty-nine  thousand  three
      hundred  fifty-four  dollars. In no event shall the total amount payable
      for each week under  this  subdivision  exceed  two  hundred  eighty-two
      dollars.
        13.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer firefighter, on or after
      January first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to  July  first,
      nineteen  hundred seventy-eight, that results from services performed in
      the line of duty, if there be surviving  a  child  or  children  of  the
      deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
      years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any accredited
      educational institution or a  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled
      child  or  children of any age, but no surviving spouse, for the support
      of such child or children until the age of eighteen years or twenty-five
    
      years, as the case may be, or until the removal  of  the  dependency  of
      such  blind  or  physically  disabled  child  or  children,  two hundred
      eighty-two dollars, share and share alike, for each week; provided  that
      the  total amount payable for each week under this subdivision shall not
      exceed two hundred eighty-two dollars per week.
        14. In the case of a death of a volunteer  firefighter,  on  or  after
      January  first,  nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to July first,
      nineteen hundred seventy-eight, that results from services performed  in
      the  line  of  duty,  if  there  be  no surviving spouse or child of the
      deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
      years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited
      educational  institution or dependent blind or physically disabled child
      of the deceased of any age, then for the  support  of  grandchildren  or
      brothers and sisters under the age of eighteen years or under the age of
      twenty-five  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student in any
      accredited educational institution, if dependent upon  the  deceased  at
      the  time  of  the injury, one hundred six dollars for each week for the
      support of  each  such  person  until  the  age  of  eighteen  years  or
      twenty-five  years,  as  the  case  may  be, and for the support of each
      parent or grandparent of the deceased, if dependent upon the deceased at
      the time of the injury, one hundred sixty-nine  dollars  for  each  week
      during  such  dependency,  but  in  no  case  shall the aggregate amount
      payable under this subdivision exceed two hundred eighty-two dollars per
      week.
        15. In the case of a death of a volunteer  firefighter,  on  or  after
      July  first,  nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to January first,
      nineteen hundred seventy-nine, that results from services  performed  in
      the  line of duty, if there be a surviving spouse and no surviving child
      of the deceased under the age of eighteen years  or  under  the  age  of
      twenty-five  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student in any
      accredited educational institution and no surviving  child  of  any  age
      dependent  blind or physically disabled, to such spouse four hundred six
      dollars for each week until remarried, and upon such remarriage the lump
      sum of forty-two thousand two hundred seventy dollars.
        16. In the case of a death of a volunteer  firefighter,  on  or  after
      July  first,  nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to January first,
      nineteen hundred seventy-nine, that results from services  performed  in
      the  line  of duty, if there be a surviving spouse and a surviving child
      or children of the deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the
      age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time student  in  any
      accredited  educational  institution or a surviving child or children of
      any age dependent blind or  physically  disabled,  to  such  spouse  two
      hundred  twenty-four  dollars  for  each  week  until remarried, and the
      additional amount of one hundred eighty-three dollars for each week  for
      such child or children, share and share alike, until the age of eighteen
      years  or  under  the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full
      time student in any accredited  educational  institution  or  until  the
      removal  of  the dependency of the blind or physically disabled child or
      children. In the case  of  the  death  of  such  surviving  spouse,  the
      surviving  child  or  children  of the deceased firefighter, at the time
      under eighteen years of age or under the age of twenty-five years who is
      enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any   accredited   educational
      institution  or  dependent  through  mental or physical infirmity, shall
      have his or their benefit increased to four hundred six dollars for each
      week, share and share alike, and the same shall be payable until  he  or
      they  shall reach the age of eighteen years or twenty-five years, as the
      case may be, or  until  such  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled
      condition shall have been removed. Upon the remarriage of such surviving
    
      spouse  prior  to  the  statutory  termination  of  benefits to all such
      children, such spouse shall  be  paid  the  lump  sum  of  twenty  three
      thousand  two hundred forty-eight dollars; and the surviving child shall
      continue to receive weekly payments of one hundred eighty-three dollars;
      if  there  be  two  surviving  children,  each shall receive one hundred
      fifty-two dollars per week; and if there  be  more  than  two  surviving
      children,  they  shall  receive four hundred six dollars per week, share
      and share alike; and the same shall be payable until he  or  they  shall
      reach  the  age  of eighteen years or twenty-five years, as the case may
      be, or until such dependent blind or crippled conditions shall have been
      removed. Upon statutory termination of payments to  all  such  children,
      the  payments to the surviving spouse shall be increased to four hundred
      six dollars for each week until such spouse  remarries,  and  upon  such
      remarriage, such spouse shall be paid the lump sum of forty-two thousand
      two  hundred seventy dollars. In no event shall the total amount payable
      for each week under this subdivision exceed four hundred six dollars.
        17. In the case of a death of a volunteer  firefighter,  on  or  after
      July  first,  nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to January first,
      nineteen hundred seventy-nine, that results from services  performed  in
      the  line  of  duty,  if  there  be surviving a child or children of the
      deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
      years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited
      educational  institution  or  a  dependent  blind or physically disabled
      child or children of any age, but no surviving spouse, for  the  support
      of such child or children until the age of eighteen years or twenty-five
      years as the case may be, or until the removal of the dependency of such
      blind  or  physically  disabled  child  or  children,  four  hundred six
      dollars, share and share alike, for each week; provided that  the  total
      amount  payable  for  each  week under this subdivision shall not exceed
      four hundred six dollars per week.
        18. In the case of a death of a volunteer  firefighter,  on  or  after
      July  first,  nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to January first,
      nineteen hundred seventy-nine, that results from  service  performed  in
      the  line  of  duty,  if  there  be  no surviving spouse or child of the
      deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
      years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited
      educational  institution or dependent blind or physically disabled child
      of the deceased of any age, then for the  support  of  grandchildren  or
      brothers and sisters under the age of eighteen years or under the age of
      twenty-five  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student in any
      accredited educational institution, if dependent upon  the  deceased  at
      the  time of the injury, one hundred fifty-two dollars for each week for
      the support of each such person until  the  age  of  eighteen  years  or
      twenty-five years as the case may be, and for the support of each parent
      or  grandparent  of  the deceased, if dependent upon the deceased at the
      time of the injury, two hundred forty-four dollars for each week  during
      such dependency, but in no case shall the aggregate amount payable under
      this subdivision exceed four hundred six dollars per week.
        19. In the case of a death of a volunteer fireman, on or after January
      first,   nineteen  hundred  seventy-nine,  that  results  from  services
      performed in the line of duty, if there be a  surviving  spouse  and  no
      surviving child of the deceased under the age of eighteen years or under
      the  age  of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time student in
      any accredited educational institution and no surviving child of any age
      dependent blind or physically disabled,  to  such  spouse  four  hundred
      seventy-seven  dollars  for  each  week  until  remarried, and upon such
      remarriage the lump sum of forty-nine thousand five hundred  sixty-eight
      dollars.
    
        20.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer firefighter, on or after
      January first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine, that results from services
      performed in the line of duty, if there be  a  surviving  spouse  and  a
      surviving  child  or  children of the deceased under the age of eighteen
      years  or  under  the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full
      time student in any accredited educational institution  or  a  surviving
      child  or children of any age dependent blind or physically disabled, to
      such  spouse  two  hundred  sixty-three  dollars  for  each  week  until
      remarried, and the additional amount of two hundred fourteen dollars and
      fifty  cents  for  each week for such child or children, share and share
      alike, until the age of eighteen years or under the age  of  twenty-five
      years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any accredited
      educational institution or until the removal of the  dependency  of  the
      blind or physically disabled child or children. In the case of the death
      of  such  surviving  spouse,  the  surviving  child  or  children of the
      deceased firefighter, at the time under eighteen years of age  or  under
      the  age  of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time student in
      any accredited educational institution or dependent  through  mental  or
      physical  infirmity,  shall  have his or their benefit increased to four
      hundred seventy-seven dollars for each week, share and share alike,  and
      the  same  shall  be  payable  until  he  or they shall reach the age of
      eighteen years or twenty-five years, as the case may be, or  until  such
      dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled  condition  shall  have  been
      removed. Upon the remarriage of  such  surviving  spouse  prior  to  the
      statutory  termination  of  benefits  to  all such children, such spouse
      shall be  paid  the  lump  sum  of  twenty-seven  thousand  two  hundred
      fifty-one  dollars;  and  the  surviving child shall continue to receive
      weekly payments of two hundred fourteen  dollars  and  fifty  cents;  if
      there  be  two  surviving  children,  each  shall  receive  one  hundred
      seventy-eight dollars and seventy-four cents per week; and if  there  be
      more  than  two  surviving  children,  they  shall  receive four hundred
      seventy-seven dollars per week, share and  share  alike;  and  the  same
      shall  be payable until he or they shall reach the age of eighteen years
      or twenty-five years, as the case may be, or until such dependent  blind
      or   crippled   condition   shall  have  been  removed.  Upon  statutory
      termination of payments to  all  such  children,  the  payments  to  the
      surviving  spouse  shall  be  increased  to  four  hundred seventy-seven
      dollars for each  week  until  such  spouse  remarries,  and  upon  such
      remarriage,  such  spouse  shall  be  paid  the  lump  sum of forty-nine
      thousand five hundred sixty-eight dollars. In no event shall  the  total
      amount  payable for each week under this subdivision exceed four hundred
      seventy-seven dollars.
        21. In the case of a death of a volunteer fireman, on or after January
      first,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-nine,  that  results  from   services
      performed in the line of duty, if there be surviving a child or children
      of  the  deceased  under  the  age of eighteen years or under the age of
      twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
      accredited  educational  institution  or a dependent blind or physically
      disabled child or children of any age, but no surviving spouse, for  the
      support  of  such  child  or children until the age of eighteen years or
      twenty-five years as the case may  be,  or  until  the  removal  of  the
      dependency  of such blind or physically disabled child or children, four
      hundred seventy-seven dollars, share and share  alike,  for  each  week;
      provided  that  the  total  amount  payable  for  each  week  under this
      subdivision shall not exceed  four  hundred  seventy-seven  dollars  per
      week.
        22. In the case of a death of a volunteer fireman, on or after January
      first,   nineteen  hundred  seventy-nine,  that  results  from  services
    
      performed in the line of duty, if there be no surviving spouse or  child
      of  the  deceased  under  the  age of eighteen years or under the age of
      twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
      accredited  educational  institution  or  dependent  blind or physically
      disabled child of the deceased of any  age,  then  for  the  support  of
      grandchildren or brothers and sisters under the age of eighteen years or
      under  the  age  of  twenty-five  years  who  is enrolled as a full time
      student in any accredited educational institution if dependent upon  the
      deceased  at  the  time of the injury, one hundred seventy-eight dollars
      and seventy-four cents for each week for the support of each such person
      until the age of eighteen years or twenty-five years as the case may be,
      and for the support of each parent or grandparent of  the  deceased,  if
      dependent  upon  the  deceased  at  the  time of the injury, two hundred
      eighty-six dollars for each week during such dependency, but in no  case
      shall  the  aggregate  amount payable under this subdivision exceed four
      hundred seventy-seven dollars per week.
        31. In the case of a death of a volunteer fireman  on  or  after  July
      first,   nineteen   hundred  eighty-five,  that  results  from  services
      performed in the line of duty, if there be a  surviving  spouse  and  no
      surviving child of the deceased under the age of eighteen years or under
      the  age  of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time student in
      any accredited educational institution and no surviving child of any age
      dependent blind or  physically  disabled  to  such  spouse  six  hundred
      sixty-five   dollars  for  each  week  until  remarried  and  upon  such
      remarriage the lump sum of sixty-nine thousand  one  hundred  sixty-four
      dollars.
        32.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer fireman on or after July
      first,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-five,  that  results   from   services
      performed  in  the  line  of  duty, if there be a surviving spouse and a
      surviving child or children of the deceased under the  age  of  eighteen
      years  or  under  the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full
      time student in any accredited educational institution  or  a  surviving
      child  or children of any age dependent blind or physically disabled, to
      such  spouse  three  hundred  sixty-six  dollars  for  each  week  until
      remarried,  and  the additional amount of three hundred dollars for each
      week for such child or children, share and share alike, until the age of
      eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled  as
      a  full  time student in any accredited educational institution or until
      the removal of the dependency of the blind or physically disabled  child
      or  children.  In  the  case  of the death of such surviving spouse, the
      surviving child or children of the deceased fireman, at the  time  under
      eighteen  years  of  age  or  under  the age of twenty-five years who is
      enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any   accredited   educational
      institution  or  dependent  through  mental or physical infirmity, shall
      have his or her benefit increased to six hundred sixty-five dollars, for
      each week, share and share alike, and the same shall be payable until he
      or they shall reach the age of eighteen years or  twenty-five  years  as
      the  case  may  be, or until such dependent blind or physically disabled
      condition shall have been removed. Upon the remarriage of such surviving
      spouse prior to  the  statutory  termination  of  benefit  to  all  such
      children,  such  spouse  shall  be  paid  the  lump  sum of thirty-eight
      thousand forty dollars and the surviving child shall continue to receive
      weekly payments of three hundred dollars;  if  there  be  two  surviving
      children,  each shall receive two hundred fifty dollars per week; and if
      there be more than  two  surviving  children,  they  shall  receive  six
      hundred sixty-five dollars per week, share and share alike; and the same
      shall  be payable until he or they shall reach the age of eighteen years
      or twenty-five years, as the case may be, or until such dependent  blind
    
      or physically disabled condition shall have been removed. Upon statutory
      termination  of  payments  to  all  such  children,  the payments to the
      surviving spouse shall be increased to six  hundred  sixty-five  dollars
      for  each week until such spouse remarries and upon such remarriage such
      spouse shall be paid the lump sum of  sixty-nine  thousand  one  hundred
      sixty-four  dollars. In no event shall the total amount payable for each
      week under this subdivision exceed six hundred sixty-five dollars.
        33. In the case of a death of a volunteer fireman  on  or  after  July
      first,   nineteen   hundred  eighty-five,  that  results  from  services
      performed in the line of duty, if there be surviving a child or children
      of the deceased under the age of eighteen years  or  under  the  age  of
      twenty-five  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student in any
      accredited educational institution or a dependent  child  or  physically
      disabled  child  or  children  of  any age, but no surviving spouse, for
      support of such child or children until the age  of  eighteen  years  or
      twenty-five years as the case may be, or until removal of the dependency
      of  such  blind  or  physically  disabled child or children, six hundred
      sixty-five dollars share and share alike, for each week;  provided  that
      the  total amount payable for each week under this subdivision shall not
      exceed six hundred sixty-five dollars per week.
        34. In the case of a death of a volunteer fireman  on  or  after  July
      first,   nineteen   hundred  eighty-five,  that  results  from  services
      performed in the line of duty, if there be no surviving spouse or  child
      of  the  deceased  under  the  age of eighteen years or under the age of
      twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
      accredited  educational  institution,  or  dependent blind or physically
      disabled child of the deceased of any  age,  then  for  the  support  of
      grandchildren or brothers and sisters under the age of eighteen years or
      under  the  age  of  twenty-five  years  who  is enrolled as a full time
      student in any accredited educational institution if dependent upon  the
      deceased  at  the time of the injury, two hundred fifty dollars for each
      week for the support of each such person until the age of eighteen years
      or twenty-five years as the case may be, and for  the  support  of  each
      parent  or grandparent of the deceased if dependent upon the deceased at
      the time of the injury, four hundred dollars for each week  during  such
      dependency  but in no case shall the aggregate amount payable under this
      subdivision exceed six hundred sixty-five dollars per week.
        43. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
      first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, that results from services performed
      in the line of duty, if there be a surviving  spouse  and  no  surviving
      child  of  the  deceased  under  the age of eighteen or under the age of
      twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
      accredited  educational  institution  and  no surviving child of any age
      dependent blind or physically disabled, to  such  spouse  eight  hundred
      eighty-seven  dollars  for  each  week  until  remarried  and  upon such
      remarriage the lump sum of  ninety-two  thousand  two  hundred  nineteen
      dollars.
        44. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
      first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, that results from services performed
      in  the  line  of  duty,  if there be a surviving spouse and a surviving
      child or children of the deceased under the age  of  eighteen  years  or
      under  the  age  of  twenty-five  years  who  is enrolled as a full time
      student in any accredited educational institution or a  surviving  child
      or  children  of any age dependent blind or physically disabled, to such
      spouse four hundred eighty-eight dollars for each week until  remarried,
      and the additional amount of four hundred dollars for each week for such
      child  or  children,  share  and  share alike, until the age of eighteen
      years or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled  as  a  full
    
      time  student  in  any  accredited  educational institution or until the
      removal of the dependency of the blind or physically disabled  child  or
      children.  In  the  case  of  the  death  of  such surviving spouse, the
      surviving  child  or  children  of the deceased firefighter, at the time
      under eighteen years of age or under the age of twenty-five years who is
      enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any   accredited   educational
      institution  or  dependent  through  mental or physical infirmity, shall
      have his or her benefit increased to eight hundred eighty-seven dollars,
      for each week, share and share alike, and  the  same  shall  be  payable
      until  he  or  she  or  they  shall  reach  the age of eighteen years or
      twenty-five years as the case may be, or until such dependent  blind  or
      physically   disabled  condition  shall  have  been  removed.  Upon  the
      remarriage of such surviving spouse prior to the  statutory  termination
      of  benefit to all such children, such spouse shall be paid the lump sum
      of fifty thousand seven hundred twenty dollars and the  surviving  child
      shall  continue  to  receive weekly payments of four hundred dollars; if
      there be two  surviving  children,  each  shall  receive  three  hundred
      thirty-three  dollars  per week; and if there be more than two surviving
      children, they shall receive  eight  hundred  eighty-seven  dollars  per
      week,  share  and share alike; and the same shall be payable until he or
      she or they shall reach the age of eighteen years or twenty-five  years,
      as the case may be, or until such dependent blind or physically disabled
      condition  shall  have  been  removed.  Upon  statutory  termination  of
      payments to all such children, the  payments  to  the  surviving  spouse
      shall  be  increased to eight hundred eighty-seven dollars for each week
      until such spouse remarries and upon such remarriage such  spouse  shall
      be  paid  the  lump  sum  of  ninety-two  thousand  two hundred nineteen
      dollars. In no event shall the total amount payable for each week  under
      this subdivision exceed eight hundred eighty-seven dollars.
        45. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
      first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, that results from services performed
      in  the  line  of duty, if there be surviving a child or children of the
      deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
      years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited
      educational  institution  or  a  dependent  child or physically disabled
      child or children of any age, but no surviving spouse,  for  support  of
      such  child  or  children until the age of eighteen years or twenty-five
      years as the case may be, or until removal of  the  dependency  of  such
      blind   or   physically   disabled  child  or  children,  eight  hundred
      eighty-seven dollars share and share alike, for each week; provided that
      the total amount payable for each week under this subdivision shall  not
      exceed eight hundred eighty-seven dollars per week.
        46. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
      first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, that results from services performed
      in  the  line  of  duty, if there be no surviving spouse or child of the
      deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
      years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited
      educational institution, or dependent blind or physically disabled child
      of  the  deceased  of  any age, then for the support of grandchildren or
      brothers and sisters under the age of eighteen years or under the age of
      twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
      accredited educational institution if dependent upon the deceased at the
      time of the injury, three hundred thirty-three dollars for each week for
      the  support  of  each  such  person  until the age of eighteen years or
      twenty-five years as the case may be, and for the support of each parent
      or grandparent of the deceased if dependent upon  the  deceased  at  the
      time of the injury, five hundred thirty-two dollars for each week during
    
      such  dependency but in no case shall the aggregate amount payable under
      this subdivision exceed eight hundred eighty-seven dollars per week.