Gov. Code, § 75096.1 · Article 5.1. Surviving Children Benefits
Gov. Code, § 75096.1
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article to the contrary, the guardian of surviving unmarried children while under 18 years of age and the surviving unmarried children over age 18 and under age 22 who are full-time students, of a judge who dies prior to retirement without a surviving spouse, or in the event that the surviving spouse of such judge dies after his death while receiving an allowance payable pursuant to Section 75093, may elect to receive in lieu of any other surviving children’s benefits an allowance equivalent to that payable pursuant to Section 75093, including, in the event of the death of the judge without a surviving spouse, the deduction therein provided. The amount paid shall be divided equally among the children.
“Children” for the purposes of this section shall be limited to dependent children and stepchildren of the judge at the time of his death.
Election to come within the benefits of this article as provided in Section 75096 shall be deemed to include the judge’s election that his children should enjoy the election granted by this section, and contributions shall be made by the judge so electing as provided in Section 75097.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 395, Sec. 26.
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