In a death case, which fact would negate the requirement to file a DIA Form 510?

In a death case, which fact would negate the requirement to file a DIA Form 510?

• A. The deceased left a surviving minor child
• B. The employee left a totally dependent spouse
• C. The employee left a partially dependent spouse
• D. The employee left a former spouse

Answer: (A)

In a death case, who survives and how they are dependent changes how reporting is handled. DIA Form 510 is the standard death-notification form used when the case doesn’t involve a minor dependent. If the deceased left a surviving minor child, that child becomes the primary dependent to consider for benefits, and the case moves under a dependent-benefits pathway rather than the general death-notification process. Because of that shift, filing DIA Form 510 is not required in this scenario. The other situations—totally dependent spouse, partially dependent spouse, or former spouse—do not create the same minor-child dependent pathway, so those cases would still require filing Form 510.

In a death case, who survives and how they are dependent changes how reporting is handled. DIA Form 510 is the standard death-notification form used when the case doesn’t involve a minor dependent. If the deceased left a surviving minor child, that child becomes the primary dependent to consider for benefits, and the case moves under a dependent-benefits pathway rather than the general death-notification process. Because of that shift, filing DIA Form 510 is not required in this scenario. The other situations—totally dependent spouse, partially dependent spouse, or former spouse—do not create the same minor-child dependent pathway, so those cases would still require filing Form 510.