Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:590 – Forfeiture for remarriage
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:590
- Member: means any person included in the membership of the system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- Spouse: means a person who is legally married to a member of this system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
A. If the surviving spouse of a deceased member remarries while receiving the widow’s pension under the provisions of this Subpart, she thereupon forfeits all rights to the widow’s pension.
B. If there are minor children, the pension previously paid to the widow, or the portion thereof to which the deceased member’s minor children are entitled under the provisions of this Subpart, shall be paid to the children in the same manner and for the same length of time as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 11:586 for the payment of pensions to children.
C. If there are no minor children, the parent or parents of the deceased member who derived their main support from him shall receive the pension provided for them under the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 11:587.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 56:691 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2015, No. 44, §1, eff. June 5, 2015.