{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-26140","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 26140","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","PART 14. STATE TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM [26000. - 28101.]","CHAPTER 2. Definitions [26100. - 26145.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"8f5482d0335ea1df5e7114b8b8535290d458b76d11531420f8829c3cfa95c41c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-26139.5","next":"us-ca/edc-26142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}