No person is a dependent of any deceased employee unless in good faith a member of the family or household of the employee, or unless the person bears to the employee the relation of spouse, child, posthumous child, adopted child or stepchild, grandchild, father or mother, father-in-law or mother-in-law, grandfather or grandmother, brother or sister, uncle or aunt, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, or nephew or niece.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 63. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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Terms Used In California Labor Code 3503

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18
  • Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Labor Code 12.2