If any retired member of such police or fire department shall die from any cause, leaving a widow or widower, the board shall direct the continuation, from the date of such death of 50 percent of the monthly retirement payments of such deceased retired member to be paid to such widow or widower of such deceased retired member during his or her natural life while unmarried. Should such deceased retired member leave no widow or widower surviving him or her, but leave surviving him or her a child or children under 18 years of age, the board of trustees shall direct the payment monthly from such fund, until such child or children shall have attained the age of 18 years, of a sum equal to 50 percent of the monthly retirement payments of such deceased retired member to the person having control and custody of such child or children or to some other person as the board of trustees shall direct, the sum to be expended by such person for the benefit of such child or children as may be prescribed by the board of trustees.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.
Division 2 - Policemen and Firemen's Retirement Fund Board of Trustees.
Section 45-28A-42.50 - Applicability.
Section 45-28A-42.51 - Creation.
Section 45-28A-42.52 - Composition; Compensation.
Section 45-28A-42.53 - Secretary-Treasurer; Custodial Care of the Retirement Fund.
Section 45-28A-42.54 - Management and Control of Retirement Fund.
Section 45-28A-42.55 - Composition of Retirement Fund; Investment.
Section 45-28A-42.56 - Recordkeeping.
Section 45-28A-42.57 - Warrants.
Section 45-28A-45.58 - Exemptions.
Section 45-28A-42.59 - Insufficient Funding.
Section 45-28A-42.60 - Forfeiture of Benefits During Reemployment; Retirement.
Section 45-28A-42.61 - Mandatory Retirement.
Section 45-28A-42.62 - Increase in Retirement Benefits.
Section 45-28A-42.63 - Retirement of Physically or Mentally Disabled Members.
Section 45-28A-42.64 - Application for Disability Retirement.
Section 45-28A-42.65 - Payments to Beneficiaries of Deceased Active Member.
Section 45-28A-42.66 - Payments to Beneficiaries of Deceased Retired Member.
Section 45-28A-42.67 - Applications and Proofs From Beneficiaries.
Section 45-28A-42.68 - Reimbursements of Contributions.
Section 45-28A-42.69 - Qualifications for Participation.
Section 45-28A-42.70 - Definitions.
Section 45-28A-42.71 - List of Retired Policemen or Firemen.
Section 45-28A-42.72 - Assistance of City Attorney.
Section 45-28A-42.73 - Payment of Expenses.
Section 45-28A-42.74 - Appeals From Decisions of Board.
Section 45-28A-42.75 - Construction With Other Laws.
Section 45-28A-42.76 - Participation in Employees' Retirement System.