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Beneficiaries—Domestic partners

Seattle Mun. Code § 4.36.595
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4.36.595 - Beneficiaries—Domestic partners An unmarried officer or employee may designate the officer's or employee's domestic partner as beneficiary for purposes of the benefits set forth in Sections 4.36.600, 4.36.605, 4.36.607, 4.36.608, 4.36.610, 4.36.650, 4.36.680, and 4.36.690 upon the following terms and conditions. A. The officer or employee shall file an affidavit of domestic partnership as described in Sections 4.30.010 and 4.30.020 and file a copy of said affidavit with the Executive Director of the Retirement System. If the member is no longer an officer or employee of the City, the member may designate a domestic partner by signing an affidavit as described in Section 4.30.020 and filing said affidavit with the Executive Director of the Retirement System. B. A member who is married may not file an affidavit of domestic partnership. If a member has filed an affidavit of domestic partnership and is married, or thereafter becomes married, such affidavit shall be void. A member who has filed an affidavit of domestic partnership pursuant to this 4.36.595 shall immediately notify the Executive Director in writing if the member has married and shall promptly file with the Executive Director a termination of the affidavit of domestic partnership. Termination of domestic partnership shall otherwise be as provided in Section 4.30.030, provided that the member shall also file a notice of termination of domestic partnership with the Executive Director. C. Nothing in this Chapter 4.36 shall be construed as granting to a domestic partner a property right to retirement benefits of a member. A member who has filed an affidavit of domestic partnership with the Executive Director does not need the consent of the member's domestic partner to take action with respect to retirement benefits, including selection of a retirement option. The Retirement Board is authorized to promulgate such rules as it deems necessary to implement this Section 4.36.595. (Ord. 125109, § 30, 2016; Ord. 124574, § 22, 2014; Ord. 119707 § 2, 1999.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT4PE_CH4.36CIEMRESY_4.36.595BEOMPAFetched: 11/1/2026

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