WAC 415-108-324   I am married - do I need my spouse's consent on the retirement option I choose?  (1) If married, you must provide your spouse's written consent to the option you selected under WAC 415-108-326. If, as a married member, you do not provide spousal consent, the department will pay you as a retiree, a joint and one-half survivor benefit allowance and record your spouse as the survivor in compliance with RCW 41.40.188 (2)(a), 41.40.660 (2)(a), and 41.40.845 (2)(a).

     (2) Spousal consent is not needed to enforce a marital dissolution order requiring the department to pay an ex-spouse under RCW 41.50.790.

     (3) "Spousal consent" means that your spouse consents to the retirement option you selected. Your spouse's notarized signature on a completed retirement application constitutes spousal consent.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.50.050(5), 41.40.188(2),41.40.660 (2), 41.40.845(2). 02-03-120, § 415-108-324, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.50.050. 99-14-008, § 415-108-324, filed 6/24/99, effective 7/25/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 2.10.146, 41.26.460, 41.32.530, 41.50.050, 41.32.785, 41.40.188 and 41.40.660. 96-01-047, § 415-108-324, filed 12/14/95, effective 1/14/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 34.05.050 and 1990 c 249. 91-03-015, § 415-108-324, filed 1/7/91, effective 2/7/91.]