You can set the dependent's expected age at death using his life expectancy, or you can enter the age yourself.
You use the , which appears at the top of the Expected Life Span controls, to select whether the dependent's age at death is:
| • | Calculated using the dependent's life expectancy. |
The checkbox also determines which section of the Expected Life Span controls is enabled and which section is disabled.
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When the is filled, the application:
| • | Enables the Life Expectancy Inputs section of the Expected Life Span controls. |
| • | Applies the dependent's life expectancy to the damages calculations. |
Life Expectancy Inputs
Data
The Data option determines which data set is used to calculate the life expectancy. For the data citations, see Life Expectancy Data.
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When the is empty, the application:
| • | Enables the Manual Life Span Inputs section of the Expected Life Span controls. |
| • | Applies the Age at Death input to the damages calculations. |
Manual Life Span Inputs
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