§ 8.3.1.1

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

§ 8.3.1.1 Surviving Spouses; Amounts Payable.

n.23 Effective March 1, 1999, a surviving spouse's monthly benefit is 66-2/3% of the decedent's average monthly wage.

n.25 Self v. Indus. Comm'n, 192 Ariz. 399, 966 P.2d 1003 (Ct. App. 1998). The two-year equivalent lump sum payment upon the remarriage of a surviving spouse is not an "advance" of compensation, but a separate form of compensation that may not be taken as an offset against the surviving dependent children's entitlement.

n.27 Effective March 1, 1999, if the surviving spouse has a child, then 31-2/3% of the monthly award is allocated for the benefit of the child. If the spouse has more than one child, then the allocation is shared equally by the children.

Children's entitlement...