New Jersey Statutes Title 43. Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation 43 § 13-22.26

(1) To the surviving widow or widower, until he or she remarries;

(2) If no widow or widower, or upon the death of such widow or widower, then the pension shall be paid to the guardian of the minor children, for the exclusive use of said children, in the following amounts, $80.00 per month for each minor child, provided further that in no event shall the funds paid to minor children exceed in the aggregate the sum of $3,000.00 annually.

(3) In the event there be no surviving widow, widower, or minor children, then the pension shall be paid to the dependent parent or parents in equal shares.