Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 634
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 634
- Child: includes a stepchild, adopted child, posthumous child, grandchild, and a child for whom parentage has been established pursuant to 15 Vt. See
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- employee: means an individual who has entered into the employment of, or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with, an employer. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Grandchild: includes a child of an adopted child and a child of a stepchild, but does not include a stepchild of a child, a stepchild of a stepchild, a stepchild of an adopted child, or a married grandchild unless dependent. See
- Grandparent: includes a parent of a parent by adoption, but does not include a parent of a stepparent, a stepparent of a parent, or a stepparent of a stepparent. See
- Parent: includes a stepparent and a parent by adoption. See
- sister: includes a stepbrother and stepsister, half-brother and half-sister, and a brother and sister by adoption, but does not include a married brother or a married sister unless dependent. See
§ 634. Dependents; construction
The following persons, and they only, shall be deemed dependents and entitled to compensation under the provisions of sections 632 and 633 of this title:
(1) A child, if under 18 years of age, or incapable of self-support and unmarried, whether or not ever actually dependent upon the deceased; or a child while regularly enrolled in an approved educational or vocational training institution, who was at the time of the employee‘s injury or death partially or wholly dependent on the employee, regardless of age; or a child of any age who was mentally or physically disabled at the time of the employee’s death and partially or wholly dependent upon him or her.
(2) A spouse.
(3) A parent or grandparent only if dependent, wholly or partially, upon the deceased.
(4) A grandchild, brother, or sister under 18 years of age, or incapable of self-support, and wholly dependent upon the deceased employee, or who is regularly enrolled in an approved educational or vocational training institution, and was at the time of the employee’s death, partially or wholly dependent upon the employee, regardless of age; or a grandchild, brother, or sister of any age who was mentally or physically disabled at the time of the employee’s death and partially or wholly dependent upon him or her. The relation of dependency must exist at the time of the injury. (Amended 1967, No. 122, § 3; 1977, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 3, 1978; 1981, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)