Costa-Hughes v. Mullen Construction Co.

STERN, J.A.D.

Mullen Construction Company, decedent’s employer, appeals from a judgment of the Division of Workers’ Compensation that held that Susana Costa, the minor daughter of its deceased employee, is entitled to frill statutory dependency benefits under N.J.S.A 34:15-13. We affirm.

The narrow issue in this case relates to the amount of dependency benefits to which Susana is entitled. It is undisputed that when decedent and Susana’s mother, Maria Costa-Hughes, were divorced, the mother was granted custody of Susana. It is also undisputed that Susana was not living as “a part of the…