{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-11-2256.1","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 11:2256.1","heading":"Removal of former spouse as beneficiary; restoration of benefits","body":"A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any retiree may remove a former spouse as a beneficiary of any benefits paid or payable to the former spouse from this system, provided the former spouse consents to such removal and the consent is evidenced by a certified court order issued in connection with a divorce proceeding relative to the retiree and former spouse.\nB. The benefit payable to any retiree who provides for removal of a former spouse as a beneficiary pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be restored to the maximum amount payable under R.S. 11:2256(A)(4), less any reduction required to account for the time that the former spouse was a beneficiary.\nC. The phrase \"benefits paid or payable\" as used in this Section shall include but not be limited to benefits provided for in R.S. 11:2256, 2257, and 2258 and any death benefit accrued to the former spouse as part of the former community property regime.","path":["TITLE 11. CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC RETIREMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=451865","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:38Z","sha256":"761832af46f06186a57ccf544ef05850ebad823f5ce3a228f88c2a3e94122806","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-11-2256","next":"us-la/rs-11-2256.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}