An exemption is provided for payments from any pension, annuity, retirement allowance or return of contributions, which is a direct result of the decedent's employment under a qualified plan as defined by section 401(a), (b) and (c) or 2039(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is payable to a surviving spouse/surviving civil union partner as defined in P.L. 2006, c. 103 or a surviving domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P.L. 2003, c. 246 (26:8A-3) .
N.J. Admin. Code § 18:26-6.16