§ 31846 Child Survivor Benefits Eligibility

• •If a worker dies before retiring and was part of the system for at least 18 months straight, their kids can get monthly money if there's no spouse getting it.
• •The kids' guardian must give up any one-time death payment for the kids to get the monthly money.
• •The monthly money depends on how much the worker was paid before dying and how many kids they have.
• •The monthly money is reduced by any other money the kids are already getting from other parts of the law.

A dad who worked for the city for 5 years dies in a car crash. He has two kids, and his wife passed away last year. The kids live with their aunt, who is their guardian.

The aunt can choose to skip the one-time death payment so the kids can get monthly money instead. The amount they get each month depends on how much the dad was earning before he died and how many kids there are. If the kids are already getting some money from another part of the law, that amount is taken away from the monthly payment.