Benefits for Spouses and Former Spouses of Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System

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  2. CFR 22
  3. Foreign Relations
  4. Department of State
  5. Personnel
  6. Benefits for Spouses and Former Spouses of Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System

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Section
19.1

Authorities.

Section
19.2

Definitions.

Section
19.3

Participants.

Section
19.4

Special rules for computing creditable service for purposes of payments to former spouses.

Section
19.5

Required notifications to Department respecting spouses and former spouses.

Section
19.5-1

Notification from participant or annuitant.

Section
19.5-2

Notification to Department from former spouses.

Section
19.5-3

Residence of spouse during service at unhealthful post.

Section
19.6

Court orders and divorce decrees.

Section
19.6-1

Orders by a court.

Section
19.6-2

Qualifying court order.

Section
19.6-3

Application for payment.

Section
19.6-4

Date of court orders.

Section
19.6-5

Preliminary review.

Section
19.6-6

Notification.

Section
19.6-7

Decision.

Section
19.6-8

Allotment to beneficiary.

Section
19.6-9

Limitations.

Section
19.6-10

Liability.

Section
19.7

Spousal agreements.

Section
19.7-1

Purpose.

Section
19.7-2

Agreement with spouse.

Section
19.7-3

Agreement with former spouse.

Section
19.7-4

Form of agreement.

Section
19.7-5

Limitations.

Section
19.7-6

Duration and precedence of spousal agreements.

Section
19.8

Obligations of members.

Section
19.9

Pension benefits for former spouses.

Section
19.9-1

Entitlement.

Section
19.9-2

Commencement and termination.

Section
19.9-3

Computation and payment of pension to former spouse.

Section
19.9-4

Effect on annuitant.

Section
19.10

Types of annuities to members.

Section
19.10-1

Full annuity.

Section
19.10-2

Reduced annuity with regular survivor annuity to spouse or former spouse.

Section
19.10-3

Marriage after retirement.

Section
19.10-4

Death or divorce of a spouse and remarriage after retirement.

Section
19.10-5

Reduced annuity with additional survivor annuity to spouse or former spouse.

Section
19.10-6

Benefits for recall service.

Section
19.11

Survivor benefits.

Section
19.11-1

Kinds of survivor benefits.

Section
19.11-2

Regular survivor annuity for a former spouse.

Section
19.11-3

Regular survivor annuity for a spouse.

Section
19.11-4

Procedure in event a spouse or former spouse is missing.

Section
19.11-5

Commencement, termination and adjustment of annuities.

Section
19.11-6

Death during active duty.

Section
19.11-7

Annuity payable to surviving child or children.

Section
19.11-8

Required elections between survivor benefits.

Section
19.12

Employment in a Government agency.

Section
19.13

Lump-sum payment.

Section
19.13-1

Lump-sum credit.

Section
19.13-2

Share payable to a former spouse.

Section
19.13-3

Payment after death of principal.

Section
19.14

Waiver of annuity.