Dunn v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

We are asked to decide whether the spouse of a deceased worker has standing to claim workers’ compensation death benefits if the spouse was married to the worker at the time of the work-related death but not at the time the worker suffered the trauma that caused death. We also must decide if children and stepchildren of a deceased worker who likewise had no relationship with the worker at the time of trauma are also entitled to claim workers’ compensation death benefits. Because we find that statutory dependency under AR.S. § 23-1046 and AR.S. § 23-1064 is determined…