Maine § 5 §18405 Remarriage after retirement

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §18405 — Remarriage after retirement

Maine § 5 §18405

Title 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 20STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Ch. 425PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 5 §18405 (2026).

Text

If the recipient of a reduced service retirement benefit under section 18404, subsection 3, 4, 5‑A or 5‑B remarries after the recipient's spouse dies, the following provisions apply.

1.Election of benefit for new spouse. The recipient may elect to have the reduced retirement benefit paid under the same option to the new spouse after the recipient's death instead of continuing the original reduced retirement benefit to the recipient during the recipient's lifetime, under the following conditions.

2.Time and manner of election. The recipient may make the election under subsection 1 at any time after the death of the original spouse and remarriage to the new spouse by:

3.Amount of benefit. The amount of the benefit payable under the option elected shall be the actuarial equivalent, at the

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If the recipient of a reduced service retirement benefit under section 18404, subsection 3, 4, 5‑A or 5‑B remarries after the recipient's spouse dies, the following provisions apply.
1.
Election of benefit for new spouse.
The recipient may elect to have the reduced retirement benefit paid under the same option to the new spouse after the recipient's death instead of continuing the original reduced retirement benefit to the recipient during the recipient's lifetime, under the following conditions.
2.
Time and manner of election.
The recipient may make the election under subsection 1 at any time after the death of the original spouse and remarriage to the new spouse by:
3.
Amount of benefit.
The amount of the benefit payable under the option elected shall be the actuarial equivalent, at the date of the beginning of payment of benefits under this section, of the amount of reduced retirement benefits the qualifying member has been receiving.
4.
Effective date of coverage of new spouse.
The effective date of the designation of the new spouse as the recipient's new beneficiary will be the date the request is received or 6 months after the date of remarriage, whichever comes later. The recipient's retirement benefit shall be adjusted on the first day of the month following the effective date of the new designation of beneficiary.

Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 612, §§7-11 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 744, §15 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 744, §17 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 118, §9 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 548, §45 (REV). RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. B, §140 (COR).