How long do you have to be married in order to qualify for your husbands teacher retirement fund? ( in Arizona )

How longdo you have to be married in order to receive some of your husbands teacher retirement fund (in Arizona)

Was this part of a divorce? Was a joinder created ?

Under ERISA a spouse of any length has to waive rights to pension benefits. By default benefits are paid as joint survivors.

If someone with a pension is married at the time a claim is put in then the spouse has to sign a waiver.