Florida Active Duty Service Member Death Benefit

Florida Department of Military Affairs, Florida National Guard

$75,000 death benefit

Florida pays a $75,000 death benefit to the beneficiaries of an active duty service member killed in the line of duty. It is on top of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance and any other federal payment. The money goes to whoever is designated on the DD1300 Report of Casualty; if no one is designated, it goes to the surviving spouse and children in equal shares, then to surviving parents, then to the service member’s estate. A deceased service member’s dependents may also qualify for the Florida tuition waiver for surviving spouses and children.

Check eligibility

How to apply

Contact the Florida Department of Military Affairs at 904-823-0364 to file the claim.

What you'll need

The service member’s DD1300 Report of Casualty, the death certificate, and proof of your relationship such as a marriage or birth certificate.

Eligibility

You are a beneficiary of a service member who was killed in the line of duty
The service member was serving on active duty and was a Florida resident or a nonresident assigned to a duty station in Florida at the time of death
The cause of death was not suicide or intentionally self-inflicted

Source

Official source

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