Crime Victim Rights Protection Act Article 53
The family members in each category below are entitled to apply for the survivor compensation or overseas compensation if the family members in the categories above them do not exist:1. Parents, spouse, sons and daughters.2. Grandparents.3. Grandsons and granddaughters.4. Brothers and sisters.If there are two or more persons who are qualified and in the same priority stated in the preceding Paragraph, they shall make a joint claim. If there is no joint claim or a third party makes a claim before the compensation decision is made, all applicants shall be notified to agree to have one of them to make such claim. If no agreement is reached, the compensation for the survivors shall be distributed equally to each applicant according to the number of applicants.When any of the survivors in the same priority makes a waiver or is under any of the circumstances listed in Article 56, the other survivors of such priority may make a claim. If there are no other survivors of such priority, the survivors in the next priority may make a claim.After the survivor compensation or overseas compensation has been issued, if there are other unrecognized or undiscovered survivors in the same priority, the survivors who have received the compensation shall be responsible for distributing the compensation to such survivors.
中文原文 犯罪被害人保護法第53條
得申請遺屬補償金或境外補償金之遺屬，依下列順序定之：
一、父母、配偶及子女。
二、祖父母。
三、孫子女。
四、兄弟姊妹。
前項同一順序遺屬有二人以上時，應共同具領；未共同具領或於補償決定作成前如另有他人提出請領，應通知各申請人協議其中一人代表請領，未能協議者，其遺屬補償金應按人數平均發給各申請人。
同一順序遺屬有拋棄或第五十六條所列情形之一時，由其餘同一順序遺屬請領之；同一順序無人請領時，由次一順序遺屬請領之。
核發遺屬補償金或境外補償金後，尚有未具名或未發覺之其他同一順位遺屬時，應由已受領之遺屬負責分與之。
一、父母、配偶及子女。
二、祖父母。
三、孫子女。
四、兄弟姊妹。
前項同一順序遺屬有二人以上時，應共同具領；未共同具領或於補償決定作成前如另有他人提出請領，應通知各申請人協議其中一人代表請領，未能協議者，其遺屬補償金應按人數平均發給各申請人。
同一順序遺屬有拋棄或第五十六條所列情形之一時，由其餘同一順序遺屬請領之；同一順序無人請領時，由次一順序遺屬請領之。
核發遺屬補償金或境外補償金後，尚有未具名或未發覺之其他同一順位遺屬時，應由已受領之遺屬負責分與之。