New Jersey Statutes 52:18A-122. Payment in event of death of participant prior to retirement
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:18A-122
- 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
- month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
In the event of the death of a participant prior to retirement, an amount equal to the value of his account as of the last day of the month in which the death occurs shall be paid to the designated beneficiary in a single cash payment or in the event that no beneficiary was designated or if the designated beneficiary predeceased the participant such amount shall be paid to the estate of the participant. If, however, the designated beneficiary is a natural person, he may elect to receive, in lieu of a single cash payment, the actuarial equivalent thereof, under any method of settlement which would have been available to the participants pursuant to the provisions of sections 11 or 14 of this act.
L.1963, c. 123, s. 16.