{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-43-13-22.20","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 43:13-22.20","heading":"Pension to dependents of employee or pensioner after death","body":"Subject to the other provisions of this act, upon and after the death of such employee member or pensioner member, said retirement pension shall be paid  to the surviving widow or widower, so long as he or she remains unmarried;    minor children or dependent parents, as the case may be; provided, however,  that in no instance shall a pension payment to such widow or widower, minor  children or dependent parent exceed $3,000.00 per annum. In the event of the  death of a pensioner member, such payments shall not exceed the amount received  by the decedent pensioner.\nL.1954, c. 218, p. 817, s. 18.  Amended by L.1968, c. 453, s. 2, eff. Feb. 21,  1969;  L.1979, c. 281, s. 8, eff. Jan. 8, 1980.","path":["TITLE 43 PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT \t\t\tCOMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"754690ddd3d0c38246231c4763190720d84967a1c0c8e3a644b3f7d59679a0af","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-43-13-22.19a","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-43-13-22.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}