Following the legalization of same-sex marriage in Florida after prolonged litigation, the Florida Retirement System has quietly granted same-sex couples the right to be named beneficiaries on state pensions.
The change in policy by the Florida Retirement System was announced in a letter sent by the Florida Division of Retirement to all retirees or participants in the Deferred Retirement Option Program, or DROP, last week. The letter cited the recent federal court ruling allowing same-sex marriage licenses to be issued in Florida.
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