2023 New York Laws › VOL - Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit › Article 2 - Coverage and Benefits › 7 - Lt. Michael E. Neuner/timothy Goff Memorial Death Benefit Program.

§ 7. Lt.   Michael  E.  Neuner/Timothy  Goff  memorial  death  benefit
  program.  In the event of death the benefit shall be known  as  a  death
  benefit and shall be paid as follows:
1.   The   reasonable  funeral  expenses  of  the  deceased  volunteer
  firefighter shall be paid in an amount not exceeding six thousand  seven
  hundred dollars; provided however, that such six thousand dollar maximum
  shall  not  apply  where  a  volunteer  firefighter  dies  from injuries
  received in the line of duty as a direct result of firefighting. If such
  funeral expenses shall have been paid by a person entitled  to  benefits
  under  this  section or by others, the funeral expenses awarded shall be
  made payable to such beneficiary or  others;  otherwise  they  shall  be
  payable  to  the  undertaker  who  provided the burial. Funeral expenses
  shall be awarded in all death cases.
2. If there be a surviving spouse, to such  spouse  the  lump  sum  of
  fifty-six thousand dollars, but if there be no surviving spouse, then to
  the   executor   or   administrator  of  the  estate  of  the  volunteer
  firefighter, the lump sum of fifty-six thousand dollars. Such sum  shall
  be  in addition to any other benefits provided in this chapter and shall
  not be diminished by benefits paid to the volunteer  firefighter  during
  his  or  her  lifetime.  Any  money paid to an executor or administrator
  pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision shall be  distributed  in
  the  manner  provided  by the laws of this state for the distribution of
  the personal property of an intestate decedent. Provided, however,  that
  nothing  herein  shall  be  construed as affording a greater benefit for
  those volunteer firefighters injured prior to the effective date of this
  act, however the spouse or estate of such firefighter shall continue  to
  be  eligible  for  a  benefit  in the sum of eleven thousand eighty-four
  dollars.
3. If there be a surviving  spouse  and  no  surviving  child  of  the
  deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any accredited
  educational institution and no surviving  child  of  any  age  dependent
  blind  or physically disabled, to such spouse one hundred thirty dollars
  for each week until remarried, and upon such remarriage the lump sum  of
  thirteen thousand one hundred forty-two dollars.
4. If there be a surviving spouse and a surviving child or children of
  the  deceased  under  the  age  of  eighteen  years  or under the age of
  twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
  accredited  educational  institution or a surviving child or children of
  any  age  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled,  to  such   spouse
  ninety-five  dollars  for  each  week  until  remarried,  and  upon such
  remarriage the  lump  sum  of  nine  thousand  eight  hundred  fifty-six
  dollars;  and  an additional amount of sixty-three dollars for each week
  for each such child until the age of eighteen years or under the age  of
  twenty-five  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student in any
  accredited  educational  institution  or  until  the  removal   of   the
  dependency of the blind or physically disabled child or children; in the
  case  of the subsequent death or remarriage of such surviving spouse any
  surviving child of the deceased firefighter, at the time under  eighteen
  years  of age or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a
  full time student in any accredited educational institution or dependent
  through mental or physical infirmity, shall  have  his  or  her  benefit
  increased  to  ninety-five  dollars for each week, and the same shall be
  payable until he or she  shall  reach  the  age  of  eighteen  years  or
  twenty-five  years, as the case may be, or until such dependent blind or
  physically disabled condition shall have been removed; provided that the
  total amount payable for each week under this subdivision  shall  in  no
  case  exceed  two  hundred  fifty-three dollars per week. Upon statutory

  termination of payments to  all  such  children,  the  payments  to  the
  surviving  spouse  shall  be increased to one hundred thirty dollars for
  each week until such spouse remarries, and upon  such  remarriage,  such
  spouse  shall  be  paid  the  lump  sum  of twelve thousand thirty-three
  dollars.
5. If there be surviving child or children of the deceased  under  the
  age  of  eighteen  years  or  under  the age of twenty-five years who is
  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any   accredited   educational
  institution  or  a  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled  child or
  children of any age, but no surviving spouse, for the  support  of  each
  such  child  until the age of eighteen years or twenty-five years as the
  case may be, or until the removal of the dependency  of  such  blind  or
  physically  disabled  child  or  children,  ninety-five dollars for each
  week; provided that the total amount payable for each  week  under  this
  subdivision shall not exceed two hundred fifty-three dollars per week.
6. If there be no surviving spouse, or child of the deceased under the
  age  of  eighteen  years,  or  under the age of twenty-five years who is
  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any   accredited   educational
  institution  or  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled child of the
  deceased of any age, or if the amount  payable  for  each  week  to  the
  surviving  spouse  and  to  children  under the age of eighteen years or
  under the age of twenty-five years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time
  student  in  any  accredited  educational  institution or such dependent
  blind or physically disabled children shall be  less  in  the  aggregate
  than  two  hundred  fifty-three  dollars  per  week,  for the support of
  grandchildren or brothers and sisters under the age of  eighteen  years,
  or  under  the  age  of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time
  student in any accredited educational institution if dependent upon  the
  deceased  at  the time of the injury, seventy-nine dollars for each week
  for the support of each such person until the age of eighteen  years  or
  twenty-five years as the case may be, and for the support of each parent
  or grandparent, of the deceased if dependent upon him at the time of the
  injury  one hundred thirty dollars for each week during such dependency,
  but in no case shall the aggregate amount payable under this subdivision
  exceed the difference between two hundred fifty-three  dollars  and  the
  amount  payable  for each week as hereinbefore provided to the surviving
  spouse or for the support of a surviving child or children.
7. If any person under the age of eighteen years is an inmate  of  any
  institution  and  a  public  charge  upon  the  state  or  any political
  subdivision, the benefits allowed hereunder  shall  be  payable  to  the
  state  or  political subdivision to the extent of the reasonable charges
  for care and maintenance, during the continuance as a public  charge  in
  such  institution  of  such beneficiary and until he shall have attained
  the age of eighteen years. Any sum or sums remaining after such payments
  shall be distributed as provided in this section.
8. The term "dependent blind or physically disabled", as used in  this
  section  in  relation  to  dependent  children,  means  totally blind or
  physically disabled dependent children whose disablement  is  total  and
  permanent.
9.  All  questions of dependency shall be determined as of the time of
  the injury.
10. The workers' compensation board may in its discretion require  the
  appointment  of a guardian for the purpose of receiving benefits payable
  to a minor child or a dependent blind or physically disabled  child.  In
  the  absence  of  such  a requirement by such board the appointment of a
  guardian for such purposes shall not be necessary.
11. In the case of a death of a volunteer  firefighter,  on  or  after
  January  first,  nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to July first,

  nineteen hundred seventy-eight, that results from services performed  in
  the  line of duty, if there be a surviving spouse and no surviving child
  of the deceased under the age of eighteen years  or  under  the  age  of
  twenty-five  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student in any
  accredited educational institution and no surviving  child  of  any  age
  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled,  to  such spouse two hundred
  eighty-two  dollars  for  each  week  until  remarried,  and  upon  such
  remarriage the lump sum of twenty-nine thousand three hundred fifty-four
  dollars.
12.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer firefighter, on or after
  January first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to  July  first,
  nineteen  hundred seventy-eight, that results from services performed in
  the line of duty, if there be a surviving spouse and a  surviving  child
  or children of the deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the
  age  of  twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time student in any
  accredited educational institution or a surviving child or  children  of
  any  age  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled, to such spouse one
  hundred fifty-six  dollars  for  each  week  until  remarried,  and  the
  additional  amount  of one hundred thirty dollars for each week for such
  child or children, share and share alike,  until  the  age  of  eighteen
  years  or  under  the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full
  time student in any accredited  educational  institution  or  until  the
  removal  of  the dependency of the blind or physically disabled child or
  children. In the case  of  the  death  of  such  surviving  spouse,  the
  surviving  child  or  children  of the deceased firefighter, at the time
  under eighteen years of age or under the age of twenty-five years who is
  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any   accredited   educational
  institution  or  dependent  through  mental or physical infirmity, shall
  have his or their benefit increased to two  hundred  eighty-two  dollars
  for  each  week,  share  and  share alike, and the same shall be payable
  until he or they shall reach the age of eighteen  years  or  twenty-five
  years,  as  the case may be, or until such dependent blind or physically
  disabled condition shall have been removed. Upon the remarriage of  such
  surviving  spouse  prior to the statutory termination of benefits to all
  such children, such spouse  shall  be  paid  the  lump  sum  of  sixteen
  thousand  one  hundred forty-five dollars; and the surviving child shall
  continue to receive weekly payments of one hundred  thirty  dollars;  if
  there  be  two  surviving  children,  each shall receive one hundred six
  dollars per week; and if there be more than two surviving children, they
  shall receive two hundred eighty-two dollars per week, share  and  share
  alike;  and  the  same shall be payable until he or they shall reach the
  age of eighteen years or twenty-five years, as the case may be, or until
  such dependent blind or crippled condition shall have been removed. Upon
  statutory termination of payments to all children, the payments  to  the
  surviving  spouse  shall  be increased to two hundred eighty-two dollars
  for each week until such spouse remarries,  and  upon  such  remarriage,
  such  spouse  shall  be  paid the lump sum of twenty-nine thousand three
  hundred fifty-four dollars. In no event shall the total  amount  payable
  for  each  week  under  this  subdivision  exceed two hundred eighty-two
  dollars.
13. In the case of a death of a volunteer  firefighter,  on  or  after
  January  first,  nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to July first,
  nineteen hundred seventy-eight, that results from services performed  in
  the  line  of  duty,  if  there  be surviving a child or children of the
  deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
  years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited
  educational  institution  or  a  dependent  blind or physically disabled
  child or children of any age, but no surviving spouse, for  the  support

  of such child or children until the age of eighteen years or twenty-five
  years,  as  the  case  may be, or until the removal of the dependency of
  such blind  or  physically  disabled  child  or  children,  two  hundred
  eighty-two  dollars, share and share alike, for each week; provided that
  the total amount payable for each week under this subdivision shall  not
  exceed two hundred eighty-two dollars per week.
14.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer firefighter, on or after
  January first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to  July  first,
  nineteen  hundred seventy-eight, that results from services performed in
  the line of duty, if there be  no  surviving  spouse  or  child  of  the
  deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any accredited
  educational institution or dependent blind or physically disabled  child
  of  the  deceased  of  any age, then for the support of grandchildren or
  brothers and sisters under the age of eighteen years or under the age of
  twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
  accredited  educational  institution,  if dependent upon the deceased at
  the time of the injury, one hundred six dollars for each  week  for  the
  support  of  each  such  person  until  the  age  of  eighteen  years or
  twenty-five years, as the case may be,  and  for  the  support  of  each
  parent or grandparent of the deceased, if dependent upon the deceased at
  the  time  of  the  injury, one hundred sixty-nine dollars for each week
  during such dependency, but  in  no  case  shall  the  aggregate  amount
  payable under this subdivision exceed two hundred eighty-two dollars per
  week.
15.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer firefighter, on or after
  July first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to  January  first,
  nineteen  hundred  seventy-nine, that results from services performed in
  the line of duty, if there be a surviving spouse and no surviving  child
  of  the  deceased  under  the  age of eighteen years or under the age of
  twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
  accredited  educational  institution  and  no surviving child of any age
  dependent blind or physically disabled, to such spouse four hundred  six
  dollars for each week until remarried, and upon such remarriage the lump
  sum of forty-two thousand two hundred seventy dollars.
16.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer firefighter, on or after
  July first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to  January  first,
  nineteen  hundred  seventy-nine, that results from services performed in
  the line of duty, if there be a surviving spouse and a  surviving  child
  or children of the deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the
  age  of  twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time student in any
  accredited educational institution or a surviving child or  children  of
  any  age  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled, to such spouse two
  hundred twenty-four dollars for  each  week  until  remarried,  and  the
  additional  amount of one hundred eighty-three dollars for each week for
  such child or children, share and share alike, until the age of eighteen
  years or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled  as  a  full
  time  student  in  any  accredited  educational institution or until the
  removal of the dependency of the blind or physically disabled  child  or
  children.  In  the  case  of  the  death  of  such surviving spouse, the
  surviving child or children of the deceased  firefighter,  at  the  time
  under eighteen years of age or under the age of twenty-five years who is
  enrolled   as   a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited  educational
  institution or dependent through mental  or  physical  infirmity,  shall
  have his or their benefit increased to four hundred six dollars for each
  week,  share  and share alike, and the same shall be payable until he or
  they shall reach the age of eighteen years or twenty-five years, as  the
  case  may  be,  or  until  such  dependent  blind or physically disabled

  condition shall have been removed. Upon the remarriage of such surviving
  spouse prior to the  statutory  termination  of  benefits  to  all  such
  children,  such  spouse  shall  be  paid  the  lump  sum of twenty three
  thousand  two hundred forty-eight dollars; and the surviving child shall
  continue to receive weekly payments of one hundred eighty-three dollars;
  if there be two surviving  children,  each  shall  receive  one  hundred
  fifty-two  dollars  per  week;  and  if there be more than two surviving
  children, they shall receive four hundred six dollars  per  week,  share
  and  share  alike;  and the same shall be payable until he or they shall
  reach the age of eighteen years or twenty-five years, as  the  case  may
  be, or until such dependent blind or crippled conditions shall have been
  removed.  Upon  statutory  termination of payments to all such children,
  the payments to the surviving spouse shall be increased to four  hundred
  six  dollars  for  each  week until such spouse remarries, and upon such
  remarriage, such spouse shall be paid the lump sum of forty-two thousand
  two hundred seventy dollars. In no event shall the total amount  payable
  for each week under this subdivision exceed four hundred six dollars.
17.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer firefighter, on or after
  July first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to  January  first,
  nineteen  hundred  seventy-nine, that results from services performed in
  the line of duty, if there be surviving  a  child  or  children  of  the
  deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any accredited
  educational institution or a  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled
  child  or  children of any age, but no surviving spouse, for the support
  of such child or children until the age of eighteen years or twenty-five
  years as the case may be, or until the removal of the dependency of such
  blind or  physically  disabled  child  or  children,  four  hundred  six
  dollars,  share  and share alike, for each week; provided that the total
  amount payable for each week under this  subdivision  shall  not  exceed
  four hundred six dollars per week.
18.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer firefighter, on or after
  July first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight and prior to  January  first,
  nineteen  hundred  seventy-nine,  that results from service performed in
  the line of duty, if there be  no  surviving  spouse  or  child  of  the
  deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any accredited
  educational institution or dependent blind or physically disabled  child
  of  the  deceased  of  any age, then for the support of grandchildren or
  brothers and sisters under the age of eighteen years or under the age of
  twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
  accredited  educational  institution,  if dependent upon the deceased at
  the time of the injury, one hundred fifty-two dollars for each week  for
  the  support  of  each  such  person  until the age of eighteen years or
  twenty-five years as the case may be, and for the support of each parent
  or grandparent of the deceased, if dependent upon the  deceased  at  the
  time  of the injury, two hundred forty-four dollars for each week during
  such dependency, but in no case shall the aggregate amount payable under
  this subdivision exceed four hundred six dollars per week.
19. In the case of a death of a volunteer  firefighter,  on  or  after
  January first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine, that results from services
  performed  in  the  line  of duty, if there be a surviving spouse and no
  surviving child of the deceased under the age of eighteen years or under
  the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time  student  in
  any accredited educational institution and no surviving child of any age
  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled,  to such spouse four hundred
  seventy-seven dollars for each  week  until  remarried,  and  upon  such

  remarriage  the lump sum of forty-nine thousand five hundred sixty-eight
  dollars.
20.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer firefighter, on or after
  January first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine, that results from services
  performed in the line of duty, if there be  a  surviving  spouse  and  a
  surviving  child  or  children of the deceased under the age of eighteen
  years or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled  as  a  full
  time  student  in  any accredited educational institution or a surviving
  child or children of any age dependent blind or physically disabled,  to
  such  spouse  two  hundred  sixty-three  dollars  for  each  week  until
  remarried, and the additional amount of two hundred fourteen dollars and
  fifty cents for each week for such child or children,  share  and  share
  alike,  until  the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
  years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited
  educational  institution  or  until the removal of the dependency of the
  blind or physically disabled child or children. In the case of the death
  of such surviving  spouse,  the  surviving  child  or  children  of  the
  deceased  firefighter,  at the time under eighteen years of age or under
  the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time  student  in
  any  accredited  educational  institution or dependent through mental or
  physical infirmity, shall have his or their benefit  increased  to  four
  hundred  seventy-seven dollars for each week, share and share alike, and
  the same shall be payable until he  or  they  shall  reach  the  age  of
  eighteen  years  or twenty-five years, as the case may be, or until such
  dependent  blind  or  physically  disabled  condition  shall  have  been
  removed.  Upon  the  remarriage  of  such  surviving spouse prior to the
  statutory termination of benefits to  all  such  children,  such  spouse
  shall  be  paid  the  lump  sum  of  twenty-seven  thousand  two hundred
  fifty-one dollars; and the surviving child  shall  continue  to  receive
  weekly  payments  of  two  hundred  fourteen dollars and fifty cents; if
  there  be  two  surviving  children,  each  shall  receive  one  hundred
  seventy-eight  dollars  and seventy-four cents per week; and if there be
  more than two  surviving  children,  they  shall  receive  four  hundred
  seventy-seven  dollars  per  week,  share  and share alike; and the same
  shall be payable until he or they shall reach the age of eighteen  years
  or  twenty-five years, as the case may be, or until such dependent blind
  or  crippled  condition  shall  have  been   removed.   Upon   statutory
  termination  of  payments  to  all  such  children,  the payments to the
  surviving spouse  shall  be  increased  to  four  hundred  seventy-seven
  dollars  for  each  week  until  such  spouse  remarries,  and upon such
  remarriage, such spouse  shall  be  paid  the  lump  sum  of  forty-nine
  thousand  five  hundred sixty-eight dollars. In no event shall the total
  amount payable for each week under this subdivision exceed four  hundred
  seventy-seven dollars.
21.  In  the  case  of a death of a volunteer firefighter, on or after
  January first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine, that results from services
  performed in the line of duty, if there be surviving a child or children
  of the deceased under the age of eighteen years  or  under  the  age  of
  twenty-five  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student in any
  accredited educational institution or a dependent  blind  or  physically
  disabled  child or children of any age, but no surviving spouse, for the
  support of such child or children until the age  of  eighteen  years  or
  twenty-five  years  as  the  case  may  be,  or until the removal of the
  dependency of such blind or physically disabled child or children,  four
  hundred  seventy-seven  dollars,  share  and share alike, for each week;
  provided that  the  total  amount  payable  for  each  week  under  this
  subdivision  shall  not  exceed  four  hundred seventy-seven dollars per
  week.
22. In the case of a death of a volunteer  firefighter,  on  or  after
  January first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine, that results from services
  performed  in the line of duty, if there be no surviving spouse or child
  of the deceased under the age of eighteen years  or  under  the  age  of
  twenty-five  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student in any
  accredited educational institution  or  dependent  blind  or  physically
  disabled  child  of  the  deceased  of  any age, then for the support of
  grandchildren or brothers and sisters under the age of eighteen years or
  under the age of twenty-five years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time
  student  in any accredited educational institution if dependent upon the
  deceased at the time of the injury, one  hundred  seventy-eight  dollars
  and seventy-four cents for each week for the support of each such person
  until the age of eighteen years or twenty-five years as the case may be,
  and  for  the  support of each parent or grandparent of the deceased, if
  dependent upon the deceased at the  time  of  the  injury,  two  hundred
  eighty-six  dollars for each week during such dependency, but in no case
  shall the aggregate amount payable under this  subdivision  exceed  four
  hundred seventy-seven dollars per week.
31. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
  first,   nineteen   hundred  eighty-five,  that  results  from  services
  performed in the line of duty, if there be a  surviving  spouse  and  no
  surviving child of the deceased under the age of eighteen years or under
  the  age  of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time student in
  any accredited educational institution and no surviving child of any age
  dependent blind or  physically  disabled  to  such  spouse  six  hundred
  sixty-five   dollars  for  each  week  until  remarried  and  upon  such
  remarriage the lump sum of sixty-nine thousand  one  hundred  sixty-four
  dollars.
32. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
  first,   nineteen   hundred  eighty-five,  that  results  from  services
  performed in the line of duty, if there be  a  surviving  spouse  and  a
  surviving  child  or  children of the deceased under the age of eighteen
  years or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled  as  a  full
  time  student  in  any accredited educational institution or a surviving
  child or children of any age dependent blind or physically disabled,  to
  such  spouse  three  hundred  sixty-six  dollars  for  each  week  until
  remarried, and the additional amount of three hundred dollars  for  each
  week for such child or children, share and share alike, until the age of
  eighteen  years or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as
  a full time student in any accredited educational institution  or  until
  the  removal of the dependency of the blind or physically disabled child
  or children. In the case of the death  of  such  surviving  spouse,  the
  surviving  child  or  children  of the deceased firefighter, at the time
  under eighteen years of age or under the age of twenty-five years who is
  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any   accredited   educational
  institution  or  dependent  through  mental or physical infirmity, shall
  have his or her benefit increased to six hundred sixty-five dollars, for
  each week, share and share alike, and the same shall be payable until he
  or she or they shall reach the age  of  eighteen  years  or  twenty-five
  years  as  the  case may be, or until such dependent blind or physically
  disabled condition shall have been removed. Upon the remarriage of  such
  surviving  spouse  prior  to the statutory termination of benefit to all
  such children, such spouse shall be paid the lump  sum  of  thirty-eight
  thousand forty dollars and the surviving child shall continue to receive
  weekly  payments  of  three  hundred  dollars; if there be two surviving
  children, each shall receive two hundred fifty dollars per week; and  if
  there  be  more  than  two  surviving  children,  they shall receive six
  hundred sixty-five dollars per week, share and share alike; and the same

  shall be payable until he or she or they shall reach the age of eighteen
  years or twenty-five years, as the case may be, or until such  dependent
  blind  or  physically  disabled  condition shall have been removed. Upon
  statutory  termination of payments to all such children, the payments to
  the surviving spouse  shall  be  increased  to  six  hundred  sixty-five
  dollars  for  each  week  until  such  spouse  remarries  and  upon such
  remarriage such spouse shall be paid the lump sum of sixty-nine thousand
  one hundred sixty-four dollars. In  no  event  shall  the  total  amount
  payable  for  each  week  under  this  subdivision  exceed  six  hundred
  sixty-five dollars.
33. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
  first,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-five,  that  results   from   services
  performed in the line of duty, if there be surviving a child or children
  of  the  deceased  under  the  age of eighteen years or under the age of
  twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
  accredited  educational  institution  or a dependent child or physically
  disabled child or children of any age,  but  no  surviving  spouse,  for
  support  of  such  child  or children until the age of eighteen years or
  twenty-five years as the case may be, or until removal of the dependency
  of such blind or physically disabled  child  or  children,  six  hundred
  sixty-five  dollars  share and share alike, for each week; provided that
  the total amount payable for each week under this subdivision shall  not
  exceed six hundred sixty-five dollars per week.
34. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
  first,   nineteen   hundred  eighty-five,  that  results  from  services
  performed in the line of duty, if there be no surviving spouse or  child
  of  the  deceased  under  the  age of eighteen years or under the age of
  twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
  accredited  educational  institution,  or  dependent blind or physically
  disabled child of the deceased of any  age,  then  for  the  support  of
  grandchildren or brothers and sisters under the age of eighteen years or
  under  the  age  of  twenty-five  years  who  is enrolled as a full time
  student in any accredited educational institution if dependent upon  the
  deceased  at  the time of the injury, two hundred fifty dollars for each
  week for the support of each such person until the age of eighteen years
  or twenty-five years as the case may be, and for  the  support  of  each
  parent  or grandparent of the deceased if dependent upon the deceased at
  the time of the injury, four hundred dollars for each week  during  such
  dependency  but in no case shall the aggregate amount payable under this
  subdivision exceed six hundred sixty-five dollars per week.
43. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
  first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, that results from services performed
  in the line of duty, if there be a surviving  spouse  and  no  surviving
  child  of  the  deceased  under  the age of eighteen or under the age of
  twenty-five years who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any
  accredited  educational  institution  and  no surviving child of any age
  dependent blind or physically disabled, to  such  spouse  eight  hundred
  eighty-seven  dollars  for  each  week  until  remarried  and  upon such
  remarriage the lump sum of  ninety-two  thousand  two  hundred  nineteen
  dollars.
44. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
  first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, that results from services performed
  in  the  line  of  duty,  if there be a surviving spouse and a surviving
  child or children of the deceased under the age  of  eighteen  years  or
  under  the  age  of  twenty-five  years  who  is enrolled as a full time
  student in any accredited educational institution or a  surviving  child
  or  children  of any age dependent blind or physically disabled, to such
  spouse four hundred eighty-eight dollars for each week until  remarried,

  and the additional amount of four hundred dollars for each week for such
  child  or  children,  share  and  share alike, until the age of eighteen
  years or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled  as  a  full
  time  student  in  any  accredited  educational institution or until the
  removal of the dependency of the blind or physically disabled  child  or
  children.  In  the  case  of  the  death  of  such surviving spouse, the
  surviving child or children of the deceased  firefighter,  at  the  time
  under eighteen years of age or under the age of twenty-five years who is
  enrolled   as   a  full  time  student  in  any  accredited  educational
  institution or dependent through mental  or  physical  infirmity,  shall
  have his or her benefit increased to eight hundred eighty-seven dollars,
  for  each  week,  share  and  share alike, and the same shall be payable
  until he or she or they  shall  reach  the  age  of  eighteen  years  or
  twenty-five  years  as the case may be, or until such dependent blind or
  physically  disabled  condition  shall  have  been  removed.  Upon   the
  remarriage  of  such surviving spouse prior to the statutory termination
  of benefit to all such children, such spouse shall be paid the lump  sum
  of  fifty  thousand seven hundred twenty dollars and the surviving child
  shall continue to receive weekly payments of four  hundred  dollars;  if
  there  be  two  surviving  children,  each  shall  receive three hundred
  thirty-three dollars per week; and if there be more than  two  surviving
  children,  they  shall  receive  eight  hundred eighty-seven dollars per
  week, share and share alike; and the same shall be payable until  he  or
  she  or they shall reach the age of eighteen years or twenty-five years,
  as the case may be, or until such dependent blind or physically disabled
  condition  shall  have  been  removed.  Upon  statutory  termination  of
  payments  to  all  such  children,  the payments to the surviving spouse
  shall be increased to eight hundred eighty-seven dollars for  each  week
  until  such  spouse remarries and upon such remarriage such spouse shall
  be paid the  lump  sum  of  ninety-two  thousand  two  hundred  nineteen
  dollars.  In no event shall the total amount payable for each week under
  this subdivision exceed eight hundred eighty-seven dollars.
45. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
  first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, that results from services performed
  in the line of duty, if there be surviving a child or  children  of  the
  deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any accredited
  educational institution or a  dependent  child  or  physically  disabled
  child  or  children  of any age, but no surviving spouse, for support of
  such child or children until the age of eighteen  years  or  twenty-five
  years  as  the  case  may be, or until removal of the dependency of such
  blind  or  physically  disabled  child  or   children,   eight   hundred
  eighty-seven dollars share and share alike, for each week; provided that
  the  total amount payable for each week under this subdivision shall not
  exceed eight hundred eighty-seven dollars per week.
46. In the case of a death of a volunteer firefighter on or after July
  first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, that results from services performed
  in the line of duty, if there be no surviving spouse  or  child  of  the
  deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five
  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student  in  any accredited
  educational institution, or dependent blind or physically disabled child
  of the deceased of any age, then for the  support  of  grandchildren  or
  brothers and sisters under the age of eighteen years or under the age of
  twenty-five  years  who  is  enrolled  as  a  full  time  student in any
  accredited educational institution if dependent upon the deceased at the
  time of the injury, three hundred thirty-three dollars for each week for
  the support of each such person until  the  age  of  eighteen  years  or
  twenty-five years as the case may be, and for the support of each parent

  or  grandparent  of  the  deceased if dependent upon the deceased at the
  time of the injury, five hundred thirty-two dollars for each week during
  such dependency but in no case shall the aggregate amount payable  under
  this subdivision exceed eight hundred eighty-seven dollars per week.