Procedures used in the above examples will not always apply, particularly where:
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a lesser degree of dependency is claimed; or
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someone else is contributing to the support of the dependant.
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Example |
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The deceased employee and his spouse were divorced. The spouse (who does not qualify as a dependant) has custody of the child of that marriage and received maintenance in respect of that child. |
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Following remarriage, the spouse's current husband contributes to the child's upkeep. |
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The child was not wholly dependent on her father at the date of death, but could be considered mainly dependent because of the maintenance payments. |
In such cases, 'C' of the calculation will need to vary to take into account whatever expected period of receipt of payments from the deceased employee is applicable.