Section 21541.5 Of Article 2. Preretirement Death Benefits From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 14. >> Article 2.
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. Any child whose benefits under Section 21541 were
terminated upon his or her adoption, pursuant to that section as it
read prior to January 1, 2001, shall have those benefits restored as
follows:
(a) The child shall receive a lump-sum payment in the amount that
would have paid, if he or she had not been adopted, from the date of
adoption to the earlier of (1) the date his or her eligibility for
benefits under Section 21541 would have otherwise terminated had he
or she not been adopted or (2) January 1, 2001.
(b) If on January 1, 2001, the child is eligible for benefits
under Section 21541, he or she shall receive benefits from and after
that date pursuant to Section 21541.