Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.974
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Payment to beneficiary of deceased veteran; maximum.
Official statutory text
Sec. 4.
There shall be paid on application to the surviving husband or wife, child or children, or to the surviving mother, father, person standing in loco parentis, brothers, sisters, in the order named, of any person who served in the military, naval, marine or coast guard forces of the United States, including women serving in auxiliary branches thereof, between June 27, 1950, and December 31, 1953, and who died during such term of service from service connected causes or who died subsequent to separation from military service without making application for benefits under this act, and who served honorably and faithfully therein during said period, who was a resident of this state at the time of entering such service or on June 27, 1950, and for a period of at least 6 months immediately prior to entering therein, and whose service continued for more than 60 days during said period, the sum of $10.00 for each month, or major fraction thereof, of service during said period in any state of the United States, and the District of Columbia, and the sum of $15.00 for each month, or major fraction thereof, of service during said period outside any state of the United States, and the District of Columbia, but not more than a total of $500.00 on account of any individual veteran.
History: 1955, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 1955; Am. 1956, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Apr. 16, 1956
There shall be paid on application to the surviving husband or wife, child or children, or to the surviving mother, father, person standing in loco parentis, brothers, sisters, in the order named, of any person who served in the military, naval, marine or coast guard forces of the United States, including women serving in auxiliary branches thereof, between June 27, 1950, and December 31, 1953, and who died during such term of service from service connected causes or who died subsequent to separation from military service without making application for benefits under this act, and who served honorably and faithfully therein during said period, who was a resident of this state at the time of entering such service or on June 27, 1950, and for a period of at least 6 months immediately prior to entering therein, and whose service continued for more than 60 days during said period, the sum of $10.00 for each month, or major fraction thereof, of service during said period in any state of the United States, and the District of Columbia, and the sum of $15.00 for each month, or major fraction thereof, of service during said period outside any state of the United States, and the District of Columbia, but not more than a total of $500.00 on account of any individual veteran.
History: 1955, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 1955; Am. 1956, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Apr. 16, 1956
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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