California Government Code Section 22960.81

CA Govt Code § 22960.81 (2017)  

Notwithstanding Section 22960.80, the participant’s beneficiary designation shall not be given effect and shall be overridden to the extent that such a designation would impair the rights of any surviving spouse under applicable federal or state law.

(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 820, Sec. 11. Effective September 25, 1998.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018