In the scenario with three persons wholly dependent for support on a deceased employee and additional partial dependents, the partial dependents would receive:

• A. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents.
• B. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents, but not more than $25,000
• C. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents, but not more than $70,000
• D. Nothing

Answer: (B)

Partial dependents receive a benefit based on the amount the employee contributed annually to their support, but the payment is limited by a cap. The rule is to pay four times the annual amount devoted to the support of the partial dependents, with a maximum of $25,000. So, whatever the annual support amount is, you multiply by four, and if that product exceeds $25,000, you cap it at $25,000. For example, if the annual support is $5,000, the benefit would be $20,000; if the annual support were $8,200, four times that is $32,800, but the payment would be limited to $25,000. This is why the partial dependents in the scenario would receive four times the annual support, but not more than $25,000.