Sec. 22-43.1.(a). Benefits subject to domestic relations orders. The right of a member to a retirement benefit, to the refund of a member's accumulated contributions account, or any other benefit under the provisions of the system shall be subject to award pursuant to a system approved domestic relations order.
Sec. 22-43.1(b). System administrator review and approval. The system administrator is responsible for the review and approval of any domestic relations order impacting benefits or rights of a member under this system and which is presented to the system administrator in a timely fashion. The system administrator shall determine whether the domestic relations order can be administered and benefits paid in accordance with the applicable requirements of the order, the system and the Code. Any domestic relations order accepted by the system administrator shall be referred to as a system approved domestic relations order. To the extent permitted by law, the system administrator's decision regarding a domestic relations order shall be final and binding. The city, the board, and the system administrator shall not be responsible for the payment of any system benefits in contravention of a domestic relations order when the domestic relations order is not timely presented to the system administrator for review. Additionally, upon ratification of a member's retirement application by the board, all benefit payment elections (including those filed by the member, ordered pursuant to a system approved domestic relations order or filed by an alternate payee) shall become irrevocable and no change in benefit options shall be permitted, regardless of any changes in the marital status of the member or the alternate payee.
Sec. 22-43.1(c). System approved domestic relations order. No domestic relations order shall be accepted by the system administrator if the order requires the system to provide any type, form or time of payment that is not provided under this Code, as determined by the system administrator in its discretion. Additionally, any system approved domestic relations order must reasonably identify the Tucson Supplemental Retirement System and specify all of the following: (1) the name and last known mailing address of the member; (2) the name and last known mailing address of each alternate payee covered by the order; (3) the method of determining the amount of the member's system benefits to be paid to each alternate payee covered by the order; (4) the number of payments or period to which the order applies; and (5) whether survivor benefits are payable to the alternate payee upon the death of the member.
(Ord. No. 10657, § 3, 4-28-09, eff. 7-1-09; Ord. No. 11327, § 15, 12-8-15, eff. 1-1-16)