{"data":{"id":"us-nm/10-11a-7","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"10-11A-7","heading":"Retirement annuity; surviving beneficiary.","body":"A member may designate a spouse or dependent child as a beneficiary. In the event a retirement annuitant dies, the surviving beneficiary shall receive an annuity equal to two-thirds of the retirement annuity being paid to the retirement annuitant at the time of death; provided that the annuity paid to a beneficiary spouse shall cease upon the surviving spouse's death and the annuity paid to a beneficiary dependent child shall cease upon the child reaching eighteen years of age or upon the child's death, whichever comes first.","path":["Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees","ARTICLE 11A Volunteer Firefighters Retirement"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18510/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"499cf2abbbb35935aca39bfdeb56532e8812737a05c3e66739a68df4d360f179","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/10-11a-6","next":"us-nm/10-11a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}