Bean v. State, Division of Retirement

ALTENBERND, Acting Chief Judge.

M. Shirley Bean appeals the final order of the Division of Retirement denying her designation as a joint annuitant for retirement benefits payable following the retirement of her former husband, George Bean. This controversy arises because of a change in the statutory definition of “joint annuitant” in 1995. See ch. 95-338, Laws of Fla. Compare § 121.021(28), Fla. Stat. (1993), with § 121.021(28), Fla. Stat. (1995). We hold that an employee who had reached his or her normal retirement date prior to this statutory amendment and who had already indicated to the…