Section 31842 Of Article 15.5. Survivors’ Allowances From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 3. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 15.5.

. As used in this article "eligible spouse" means an individual who is caring for one or more of the children (as defined in Section 31843) of a deceased member and who is:
  (a) The widow or widower of such deceased member, or
  (b) The divorced former spouse of such deceased member, from whom he or she was receiving not less than one-half of his or her support at the time of his or her death.