Payment After Death.
Article 208
ART. 208. Payment After Death. — If an employee entitled to weekly income benefits for disability dies from any cause, payment of any unpaid balance of such benefits to the extent that the System is liable therefor shall be made to his dependents, as follows: To the widow or widower, if there is no child under the age of 18 or incapable of self-support; If there are both such widow or widower and such child or children, one-half to the widow or widower and the other half to the child or children; or If there is no such widow or widower but such child or children, then to the child or children to be divided equally among them if more than one; If there is no such widow or widower or such child or children, but there is a parent, then to such parent, or if both parents are actually dependent, to both of them, to be divided equally between them; or if there are no such parents, but an actually dependent grandparent, then to such grandparent or if more than one, then to all of them to be divided equally among them; If there is no such widow, widower, child, parent or grandparent, but there is an actually dependent grandchild, brother or sister, then to such dependent, or if more than one, to all of them to be divided equally among them; and If there are no such dependents, the unpaid balance of the compensation shall revert to the State Insurance Fund.