New Jersey § 18a:66-47

§ 18a:66-47.

Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 66 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes

or any other law to the contrary, whenever a member of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity

Fund elects a retirement benefit which is payable for the life of the member only

and terminating at his death, without refund of any kind to the spouse, the member

shall be required, before electing that benefit, to sign a form stating that the member

has elected that benefit, that the member understands that it is payable during the

member's lifetime only and that no benefits will be payable to the member's spouse

after death. The Division of Pensions, Department of the Treasury, shall notify the member's

spouse if the member identifies the spouse on the form. Notification shall be by certified mail to the spouse's address as provided on the

form by the member. If the member has not provided an address for the spouse on the form, the Division

of Pensions, Department of the Treasury, shall send the notice, by certified mail,

to the spouse at the member's address. The notice shall advise the spouse that the retirement benefit chosen by the member

is payable during the member's lifetime only and that no benefits, other than any

applicable life insurance benefits, shall be payable to the beneficiary after the

member's death.