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ACTIVE
MEMBERS - Plan A, B, C, D
SURVIVING SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER
If you are a surviving spouse or domestic partner of an active member who dies while in County
service, you may be eligible for death benefits in the form of a lump
sum or continuing monthly allowance depending on the memberīs length of
service and whether the death was service- or nonservice-connected.
If the death
is nonservice-connected and the Plan A, B, C, or D member is
vested with
five years of County employment, survivor benefits are payable. There is no minimum years of service requirement to receive the lump-sum
death benefit.
Note: To qualify as an eligible survivor in cases involving the death of an active member, a spouse or domestic partner must have been married to or in a duly registered domestic partnership with the member prior to the member's death. No minimum length of marriage or domestic partnership requirement applies.
SURVIVING
MINOR CHILD
A
surviving minor child is eligible for benefits if the member does not
have an eligible surviving spouse or domestic partner. To be eligible, the child
must
be:
- Under the age of 18. Eligibility may be extended through the age of 21 if the eligible
child(ren) remains unmarried and remains a full-time student in an accredited education institution.
NAMED
BENEFICIARY
For
a person other than a surviving spouse to be eligible to receive a lump-sum
death benefit subsequent to the death of an active member, he/she must have
been a named beneficiary.
If you die while you are on deferred status, your beneficiary will receive
a one-time lump-sum death benefit that consists of your contributions
and interest.
PLAN
E
LACERA
does
not provide
death benefits for active members in Plan E. |
