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Spousal Benefits for Those Who Remarry up for Vote at LR City Hall

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Updated: 3/05 10:45 am

Published: 3/05 10:42 am

Spousal benefits for widows and widowers who remarry is up for discussion tonight at Little Rock City Hall.

The Little Rock Board of Directors meets tonight at six o'clock to vote on whether or not to continue paying these benefits to surviving spouses.

Right now, under the policeman's pension and relief fund, it requires benefits to surviving spouses to stop if they remarry.

An Arkansas law that passed the general assembly back in 2003 allows boards to choose whether or not to continue paying benefits for spouses who remarry after they begin receiving the plan.

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jwLonokeCo - 3/5/2013 12:25 PM

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depends on the situation. that's a lot of money if the widow/er is young, not so much if they're older. How 'bout a reduced rate if there are kids involved, and a further reduced rate if there aren't any kids? or maybe a time- or income-limit on the benefits.

kingfish - 3/5/2013 12:04 PM

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I already have a long list of reasons not to get remarried, this will just add one more

arkygal - 3/5/2013 11:48 AM

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Its not the fact of them not having a job,its going from a two parent home to one. But if they remarry they are back to a two parent home again, thats a give an take both ways