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1 S.L.W. v. New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits -- rank: 1000

... and widowed spouses are eligible to receive survivor benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1. S.L.W., an adult woman with disabilities, sought survivor ... requirement for children who may qualify for survivor benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1. The Division’s implementation of its contrary interpretation of the ... widowed spouses are eligible to receive 1 survivor benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1. S.L.W., an adult woman with disabilities, sought survivor ... compensation would be payable to such children in equal shares. [N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1(a).] 12 Once again, “child” is defined in the ... ” Id. at 387. Noting a “rigid” reading of N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1 would serve only to harm “the very people [the ... our minds, we examine the plain language of the statute. N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1 makes survivor benefits available to a member’s widow ...

docket:	a-32-18
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2019-06-24
status:
citation:	238 N.J. 385 210 A.3d 898
Document Size:	47093

2 RAYMOND CARLSON Deceased v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 921

... survivor special retirement benefits after Carlson's death pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:16A- 12.1(a). In March 2017, appellant requested that the Board of ... final compensation received by the member. Survivor Special Retirement Benefits N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1(a) governs survivor special retirement death benefits: Upon the death ... 2), (5), and (6) provide greater survivor death benefits than N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1(a). Active Member Status N.J.S.A. 43:16A ... minor child would receive $1,201.63 per month. See N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1(a). The Division also notified appellant she would receive a ...

docket:	a5228-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-05-22
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	29700

3 THOMAS SACCONE v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 832

... N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12 3 and enacted N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1. By comparing the text of N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12 with that of N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1, we discern that the Legislature intended to create a statutory ... children in equal shares. [(Emphasis added).] The plain text of N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1 indicates that a survivor benefit is payable only to a ... widow(er) or child(dren). Nothing in the text of N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1 permits a member to select his or her beneficiary. The ... would be paid and to whom it would be assigned. N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1(a), on the other hand, automatically confers to a widow ...

docket:	a1498-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-10-24
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	41605

4 KEITH ISAAC VS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ETC. -- rank: 779

... her the spousal retirement benefits due as his survivor under N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1 (sometimes referred to as the 'widow's pension') which the ... not challenged. 1 The PFRS also 1 In relevant part, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1 prescribes that, upon a PFRS member's death, 'there shall ... the surviving spouse upon the death of a member. See N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1; see also Saccone, 219 N.J. at 392 (noting the ...

docket:	a3489-21
court:	appellate
decided:	2024-03-27
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	17916

5 IN THE MATTER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF NEW JERSEY DENIAL OF DOLORES ORTEGA'S RIGHT TO RECEIVE SURVIVOR BENEFITS AS A DOMESTIC PARTNER OF DECEDENT GORDON KONCSOL -- rank: 740

... herself or himself, to continue during her or his widowhood . . . .' N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1(a). If, as in this case, the member is not ...

docket:	a5501-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-11-05
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	25629

6 S.L.W v. NJ DIVISION OF PENSIONS AND BENEFITS -- rank: 695

... of a member's surviving spouse and children.' Further, 5 N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1(a). Pertinent to this appeal, where J.R.W. was ...

docket:	a1673-16
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-07-17
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citation:
Document Size:	33972

7 ROSE RAYNOR V. WAYNE DOUGLAS RAYNOR -- rank: 622

... of the widow's pension in Seavey was defined by N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1. Looking at the statutory language, we found no provision in ...

docket:	a2374-97
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-03-29
status:	published
citation:	319 N.J.Super. 591
Document Size:	51072

8 THOMAS SACCONE v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE and FIREMEN\'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 284

... after the beneficiary's death to a spouse or "child." N.J.S.A. 43:16A-12.1. The statute says nothing about payments to a trust. However ...

docket:	a1537-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-11-15
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	13584