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21-5-707. Eligibility of children for death benefits.
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21-5-707. Eligibility of children for death benefits.
(a) Unless designated as the beneficiary of a covered public employee under § 21-5-708, in order for a natural child to be eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter:
(1) The natural child must have been born prior to the date of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability; or
(2) The covered public employee or the covered public employee's spouse must have been pregnant with the natural child at the time of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability.
(b) Unless designated as the beneficiary of a covered public employee under § 21-5-708, in order for an adopted child to be eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter:
(1) The adopted child must have been adopted prior to the date of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability; or
(2) The adopted child's adoption process must have begun prior to the date of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability.
(c) Unless designated as the beneficiary of a covered public employee under § 21-5-708, in order for a stepchild under nineteen (19) years of age to be eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter:
(1) The stepchild must have been listed as a dependent on the covered public employee's federal and state income tax returns for each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability; and
(2) The stepchild must have received more than one-half (1/2) of his or her financial support from the covered public employee in each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability.
(d
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-5-707
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21-5-707. Eligibility of children for death benefits.
(a) Unless designated as the beneficiary of a covered public employee under § 21-5-708, in order for a natural child to be eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter:
(1) The natural child must have been born prior to the date of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability; or
(2) The covered public employee or the covered public employee's spouse must have been pregnant with the natural child at the time of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability.
(b) Unless designated as the beneficiary of a covered public employee under § 21-5-708, in order for an adopted child to be eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter:
(1) The adopted child must have been adopted prior to the date of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability; or
(2) The adopted child's adoption process must have begun prior to the date of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability.
(c) Unless designated as the beneficiary of a covered public employee under § 21-5-708, in order for a stepchild under nineteen (19) years of age to be eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter:
(1) The stepchild must have been listed as a dependent on the covered public employee's federal and state income tax returns for each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability; and
(2) The stepchild must have received more than one-half (1/2) of his or her financial support from the covered public employee in each of the five (5) income years immediately prior to the date of the covered public employee's death or total and permanent disability.
(d) Unless designated as the beneficiary of a covered public employee under § 21-5-708, in order for a stepchild nineteen (19) years of age or older to be eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter:
(1) The stepchild must have been listed as a dependent on the covered public employee's federal and state income tax returns in each of the five (5) previous income years; and
(2) The stepchild must have received more than one-half (1/2) of his or her financial support from the covered public employee in each of the five (5) previous income years.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
21-5-708. Designated beneficiary.
(a)(1) A covered public employee may designate a beneficiary on a form provided by his or her employer.
(2) The form to designate a beneficiary shall be completed by the covered public employee, witnessed, and submitted to his or her employer to be kept in the covered public employee's personnel file.
(3) Upon a change of beneficiary, the employer shall notify the previous beneficiary within thirty (30) days after the change of beneficiary occurred.
(b) If the covered public employee does not designate a beneficiary, the benefits shall be paid to the surviving spouse or surviving children under twenty-two (22) years of age or, if there is no surviving spouse or surviving children under twenty-two (22) years of age, then to the surviving children twenty-two (22) years of age or older or to the surviving parents.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-5-708
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 21-5-708. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.