Montana Title 19. Public Retirement Systems § 19-17-405. Survivorship benefits to surviving spouse or dependent children

(1) Subject to subsection (2) and the limitation in subsection (4), survivorship benefits equal to the full or partial pension benefits otherwise payable to the deceased member must be paid or continue to be paid to:

(2) Benefits payable to a dependent child must be paid pursuant to 19-2-803.

(3) The survivorship benefit must be paid in each of the following circumstances:

(4) Survivorship benefits under subsection (1) terminate when benefits have been paid for a total of 40 months, including any pension or disability benefits paid to the retiree before death. At the request of the recipient, a lump-sum payment may be made in lieu of up to 40 months of survivorship benefits.