Sec. 824.1013. CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY AFTER RETIREMENT    


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  • (a) A retiree receiving an optional retirement annuity under Section 824.204(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5) or Section 824.308(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5) may change the designated beneficiary as provided by this section for the benefits payable after the retiree's death under those sections.

    (b) If the beneficiary designated at the time of the retiree's retirement is the spouse or former spouse of the retiree:

    (1) the spouse or former spouse must give written, notarized consent to the change; or

    (2) a court with jurisdiction over the marriage must have ordered the change.

    (c) A beneficiary designated under this section is entitled on the retiree's death to receive monthly payments of the survivor's portion of the retiree's optional retirement annuity for the shorter of:

    (1) the remainder of the life expectancy of the beneficiary designated as of the effective date of the retiree's retirement; or

    (2) the remainder of the new beneficiary's life.

    (c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), a beneficiary designated under this section is entitled on the retiree's death to receive monthly payments of the survivor's portion of the retiree's optional retirement annuity for the remainder of the beneficiary's life if the beneficiary designated at the time of the retiree's retirement is a trust and the beneficiary designated under this section is the sole beneficiary of that trust.

    (d) A retiree may not change a beneficiary under this section after retirement if the retiree has previously changed or designated after retirement a beneficiary for optional retirement annuity payments under this subtitle.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered as Sec. 824.1013 by Acts, 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1540, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 , Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.