For an injury to the employee resulting in death, if the employee leaves any child or children under the age of eighteen years whom the employee was under legal obligation to support at the time of the injury, in addition to the sum provided by § 62-4-12, there shall be paid for each of said children, the sum of fifty dollars per month until such child reaches the age of eighteen years.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 62-4-13

  • Children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

Source: SL 1917, ch 376, § 23; RC 1919, § 9458 (1); SDC 1939, § 64.0402 (1); SL 1947, ch 424, § 1; SL 1953, ch 485; SL 1955, ch 438; SL 1959, ch 456, § 1; SL 1963, ch 459; SL 1964, ch 225, § 1; SL 1965, ch 306; SL 1967, ch 346; SL 1971, ch 284, § 2; SL 1973, ch 312, § 2.

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