28 CFR § 104.52 - Distribution of award to decedent's beneficiaries.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s104.52"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 104.52 - Distribution of award to decedent's beneficiaries."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "104.52"
section_name: "Distribution of award to decedent's beneficiaries."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "104"
part_name: "SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Title IV of Pub. L. 107-42, 115 Stat. 230, 49 U.S.C. 40101 note; Title II of Pub. L. 111-347, 124 Stat. 3623; Title IV of Pub. L. 114-113, 129 Stat. 2242."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 38941, June 15, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "104"
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# 104.52 Distribution of award to decedent's beneficiaries.

The Personal Representative shall distribute the award in a manner consistent with the law of the decedent's domicile or any applicable rulings made by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Special Master may require the Personal Representative to provide to the Special Master a plan for distribution of any award received from the Fund before payment is authorized. Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations or any other provision of state law, in the event that the Special Master concludes that the Personal Representative's plan for distribution does not appropriately compensate the victim's spouse, children, or other relatives, the Special Master may direct the Personal Representative to distribute all or part of the award to such spouse, children, or other relatives.