Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5546 – Burial benefits
(a) Upon the death of an individual receiving a pension under this chapter the sum of $7,000 shall be paid from the Fund to a designated beneficiary or in the absence of a designated beneficiary the amount of this benefit shall be paid to the deceased pensioner’s estate.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5546
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The benefit granted under this section shall not be construed as a contractual obligation of the State or of the Pension Fund and may be revised or terminated by an act of the General Assembly.
(c) Benefits granted under this section may be assigned to a licensed funeral home to cover the funeral and associated expenses of the deceased pensioner, subject to the signed consent of the beneficiary or his or her legal guardian using a form approved for such use by the Board of Pension Trustees.
63 Del. Laws, c. 362, § ?1; 66 Del. Laws, c. 168, § ?1; 68 Del. Laws, c. 150, § ?1; 69 Del. Laws, c. 451, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 169, § ?2; 73 Del. Laws, c. 146, § ?5; 76 Del. Laws, c. 80, § ?89; 78 Del. Laws, c. 115, § ?2;