Qualifying Spouse definition

Qualifying Spouse means a person to whom a member is:

Qualifying Spouse means in relation to a MEMBER, the surviving spouse of the MEMBER, who shall be a person who is either:

Qualifying Spouse is defined in Section 1.47 hereof.

Examples of Qualifying Spouse in a sentence

• If a retiree predeceases a Qualifying Spouse, the City will continue to pay the appropriate percentage of single party premium for that individual.

• For all times that a retiree does not have a Qualifying Spouse, the City will only pay the appropriate percentage of single party premium for that retiree.

• If there is a Widow or Widower who is not a Qualifying Spouse, the pension will be reduced by the amount of any GMP payable to the Widow or Widower under Appendix 3 and any Reference Pension payable under rule 5.5(2).

• The normal form of payment after the death of a participant with a Qualifying Spouse is the Spousal Survivor Annuity.

• Alternatively, if there is no Qualifying Spouse or Qualifying Civil Partner, the Member’s Nominated Dependant will be entitled to a pension.

More Definitions of Qualifying Spouse

Qualifying Spouse means a spouse who is legally married to a City employee when the City employee becomes eligible for the retiree healthcare stipend. Should an eligible retiree predecease his or her qualifying spouse, the qualifying spouse will receive the retiree healthcare stipend until the earlier of his or her death or remarriage. A qualifying spouse does not include a spouse married after the date of retirement from the City.

Qualifying Spouse means the person who was the only spouse of and ordinarily resident with a Member when he or she died and includes a legally married same sex spouse under the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013. References to “marriage”, “divorce”, “spouse” or related terms under the Rules shall be construed accordingly. The exception is that, in relation to a Deferred Pensioner or Pensioner, a spouse will not be treated as the Qualifying Spouse if their marriage took place after the Member left Service and less than 6 months before the Member died.

Qualifying Spouse means a Member's legal spouse at the date of the Member'sdeath. Provided that if -

Qualifying Spouse means a Member’s legal spouse or Civil Partner at the date of the Member’s death. In the event of any disputes as to the identity of a Qualifying Spouse in any particular case, there shall be deemed at the Trustees’ absolute discretion to be no such Qualifying Spouse, unless and until the Department of Work & Pensions designates an individual as a notional or actual state beneficiary in which case such an individual shall be designated as the Qualifying Spouse. Where there is no legal spouse or Civil Partner a person (of either sex) may be deemed to be the Qualifying Spouse for the purpose of the Scheme in the following circumstances:

Qualifying Spouse means a person who at the date of death in the case of an OLD DEATH BENEFIT MEMBER or on RETIREMENT FROM THE FUND in the case of a PENSIONER, was either:

Qualifying Spouse means a person who at the date of the OLD DEATH BENEFIT MEMBER’S death or the PENSIONER’S retirement was either:

Qualifying Spouse means a person who jointly filed his or her 2015 federal income taxes as a spouse, as defined by IRS requirements,2 with a Settlement Employee Class Member.