Qualifying Spouse definition

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.

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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:

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 benefits are payable in a form other than a Basic Pension or a QJSP with a Qualifying Spouse, then benefits so payable shall be adjusted to an Actuarial Equivalent amount.

• If the Transferee Stockholder is a Spouse-Qualified Transferee Stockholder and the Qualifying Spouse is Discharged Without Cause, then the Transferee Stockholder may, upon such Discharge Without Cause of the Qualifying Spouse, require the Company to purchase, in accordance with the foregoing sentence, all, but not less than all, of his Qualified Shares.

• If benefits are payable pursuant to this Section in a form other than a Basic Pension or a QJSP with a Qualifying Spouse or if they commence after a Plan 2 Participant's Normal Retirement Age, then the benefits so payable shall be adjusted to an Actuarial Equivalent amount.

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 is defined in Section 1.47 hereof.

Qualifying Spouse means the Spouse of a Plan 2 or Plan 4 Participant not legally separated from such Participant as of the Annuity Starting Date and continuously married to such Participant for at least five years immediately prior to the last date on which the Participant earned Credited Service or had an Excused Absence under the Plan or earned Credited Service under Another Plan. The term “Qualifying Spouse” shall not apply to a Spouse of a Plan 6 Participant under any circumstances.

Qualifying Spouse means a spouse who is not a subsequent non-qualifying spouse;

Qualifying Spouse means the surviving spouse to whom a MEMBER, LIVING ANNUITANT or PENSIONER is MARRIED; provided that in the event of the death of a PENSIONER (other than a PENSIONER who was a member of the OLD FUND) the MEMBER must have been MARRIED to the surviving spouse at his or her actual retirement date.

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, subject to Applicable Legislation, a Spouse who survives the Member and who, in respect of Pension otherwise payable to the person, has not filed with the Administrator (or Insurance Company, where applicable) a waiver of entitlement to that Pension Benefit as