The signature of the spouse of a participant shall be required on a designation of beneficiary form, an election, change, or termination of an annuity, or an application for a retirement benefit, disability benefit, or termination benefit under this part, unless the participant declares in writing, under penalty of perjury, that one of the following conditions exists:
- (a) The participant is not married.
- (b) The participant does not know, and has taken all reasonable steps to determine, the whereabouts of the spouse.
- (c) The spouse is incapable of executing the acknowledgment because of an incapacitating mental or physical condition.
- (d) The participant and spouse have executed a marriage settlement agreement pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 4 of the Family Code that makes the community property law inapplicable to the marriage.
- (e) The current spouse has no identifiable community property interest in the benefit.