(1) A LEOFF Plan 2 member, if married, must provide the spouse's written consent to the option selected under WAC
415-104-215. If a married LEOFF Plan 2 member does not provide spousal consent, the department will pay the retired member a joint and one-half survivor benefit allowance and record the member's spouse as the survivor, in compliance with RCW
41.26.460(2).
(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 the married member's spouse consents to the retirement option selected by the member. The spouse's notarized signature on a completed retirement application filed with the department constitutes spousal consent.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.50.050(5) and
41.26.460. WSR 03-12-014, § 415-104-211, filed 5/27/03, effective 7/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW
41.50.050. WSR 99-16-075, § 415-104-211, filed 8/3/99, effective 9/3/99. 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. WSR 96-01-047, § 415-104-211, filed 12/14/95, effective 1/14/96. Statutory Authority: RCW
34.05.050 and 1990 c 249. WSR 91-03-014, § 415-104-211, filed 1/7/91, effective 2/7/91.]