Social Insurance Law

1. For the application of the provisions of this Law, family members shall include the following: a) The widow or widower, as the case may be, of a deceased contributor. Entitlement shall be suspended in the event of remarriage, and shall be resumed in the event of divorce as well as in the event of widowhood, provided that the widow or widower is not entitled to receive a pension for the other deceased contributor. b) The sons and daughters of a deceased contributor until they attain the age of 21 years. The maximum age shall be extended to 24 if they are enrolled in an educational or vocational institution. The Board of Directors may extend said age in the cases it determines and in accordance with controls and conditions set thereby. In all cases, no age limit shall be required if such beneficiaries suffer from a medical disability, as established by the competent medical board, until such disability ceases to exist. c) The father and mother of a deceased contributor who were financially supported by him at the time of his death. 2. Distribution of the pension of a deceased contributor to entitled family members shall be as follows: a) In the event of a single beneficiary, he shall receive 50 percent of the pension. b) In the event of two or more beneficiaries, they shall receive 75 percent of the pension, and the shares shall be equally distributed among them. 3. In the event that a family member ceases to be entitled to a pension, his share shall be redistributed to the remaining entitled family members, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Article. The Regulations shall specify the provisions, rules, and documents necessary for the application of this Article.