(a) Upon the death of a member, or if a survivor's pension is payable upon such death, when such pension ceases to be payable, there shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or, in the absence of a designated beneficiary, to the estate of the member, a lump sum equal to the excess, if any, of the accumulated member contributions over the aggregate of all pension payments made. Such contributions shall exclude interest for members covered by the closed plan, and include interest for members covered by the revised plan.
(b) Upon the withdrawal from service of a member who is not eligible for a service or disability pension, his or her accumulated contributions without interest if covered by the closed plan, or with interest if covered by the revised plan, shall be paid to him or her.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 56. PENSIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE STATE JUDICIARY
§ 5601. State Judiciary Retirement Fund; contributions; use; division of benefits into plans.
§ 5602. Closed plan — Requirements for pension benefits; benefits to surviving widow or widower.
§ 5603. Closed plan — Amount of pensions; method of determining.
§ 5604. Definition of involuntary retirement.
§ 5605. Acceptance of provisions; result.
§ 5606. Application for benefits.
§ 5607. Termination of pension benefits.
§ 5608. Death benefit; withdrawal benefit.
§ 5609. Relationship of judicial pensions to other pensions; social security.
§ 5610. Assignment of retired judges to active duty.
§ 5611. Adjustment of benefits under closed plan.
§ 5612. Revised plan — Eligibility; annual pension for permanent disability.
§ 5615. Adjustment of benefits.
§ 5616. Actuarial valuations and appropriations.
§ 5617. Increases in pensions.
§ 5618. Employer pickup of employee contributions.
§ 5620. Attachment and assignment of benefits.