By July 1, 2000, the department of retirement systems shall adopt rules that allow a member to select an actuarially equivalent retirement option that pays the member a reduced retirement allowance and upon death shall be continued throughout the life of a lawful surviving spouse or lawful domestic partner. The continuing allowance to the lawful surviving spouse or lawful domestic partner shall be subject to the yearly increase provided by RCW 43.43.260(5). The allowance to the lawful surviving spouse or lawful domestic partner under this section, and the allowance for an eligible child or children under RCW 43.43.270, shall not be subject to the limit for combined benefits under RCW 43.43.270.
RCW 43.43.278
Retirement option.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lenander v. Department of Retirement Systems (2016)
Most recently applied in Lenander v. Department of Retirement Systems (August 2016)
2009 c 522 s 5; 2001 c 329 s 9; 2000 c 186 s 9; 1999 c 74 s 4.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.