Section 26140 Of Chapter 2. Definitions From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 14. >> Chapter 2.
26140
. (a) "Spouse" means the person married to the participant on
the date the participant files a beneficiary designation, or an
application for a benefit, or on the date of the participant's death.
(b) Except as excluded in Sections 26004 and 27406, a person who
is the registered domestic partner of the participant, as established
pursuant to Section 297 or 299.2 of the Family Code, on the date the
participant files a beneficiary designation or an application for a
benefit, or on the date of the participant's death, shall be treated
in the same manner as a spouse.