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Payment to dependents shall be computed and divided equally among them on the following basis:
(1) If the widow or widower alone, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages.
(2) If the widow or widower and one child, forty-six and one-quarter per centum of wages.
(3) If the widow or widower and two or more children, sixty-five per centum of wages.
(4) If one child alone, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages of deceased.
(5) If two children, forty-six and one-quarter per centum of wages.
(6) If three or more children, sixty-five per centum of wages.
(7) If there are neither widow, widower, nor child, then to the father or mother, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages of the deceased. If there are both father and mother, sixty-five per centum of wages.
(8) If there are neither widow, widower, nor child, nor dependent parent entitled to compensation, then to one brother or sister, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages with eleven per centum additional for each brother or sister in excess of one. If other dependents than those enumerated, thirty-two and one-half per centum of wages for one, and eleven per centum additional for each such dependent in excess of one, subject to a maximum of sixty-five per centum of wages for all, regardless of the number of dependents.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 23, § 1232. Allocation to dependents; schedule of payments - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-23-sect-1232/
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