The widow or widower of a deceased active member of the UC Retirement Plan. The surviving spouse is eligible to receive the UCRP contingent annuitant benefit without qualifying as an eligible spouse if the member was eligible to retire at the time of death. To be eligible to retire, a member must have attained age 50 and earned five years of UCRP service credit (or, if the member became a member of UCRP on or before July 1, 1989, attained age 62 regardless of service credit).

The living spouse of a deceased participant. (A Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) may treat a participant's former spouse as a surviving spouse.)

The spouse of a member or an annuitant who is designated to receive benefits in the event of the member’s or annuitant’s death.