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  1. Title 22 —Foreign Relations
  2. Chapter I —Department of State
  3. Subchapter B —Personnel
  4. Part 19   View Full Text
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Title 22Foreign RelationsPart / Section
Chapter IDepartment of State1 – 199
Subchapter BPersonnel11 – 21
Part 19Benefits for Spouses and Former Spouses of Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System19.1 – 19.14
§ 19.1Authorities.
§ 19.2Definitions.
§ 19.3Participants.
§ 19.4Special rules for computing creditable service for purposes of payments to former spouses.
§ 19.5Required notifications to Department respecting spouses and former spouses.
§ 19.5-1Notification from participant or annuitant.
§ 19.5-2Notification to Department from former spouses.
§ 19.5-3Residence of spouse during service at unhealthful post.
§ 19.6Court orders and divorce decrees.
§ 19.6-1Orders by a court.
§ 19.6-2Qualifying court order.
§ 19.6-3Application for payment.
§ 19.6-4Date of court orders.
§ 19.6-5Preliminary review.
§ 19.6-6Notification.
§ 19.6-7Decision.
§ 19.6-8Allotment to beneficiary.
§ 19.6-9Limitations.
§ 19.6-10Liability.
§ 19.7Spousal agreements.
§ 19.7-1Purpose.
§ 19.7-2Agreement with spouse.
§ 19.7-3Agreement with former spouse.
§ 19.7-4Form of agreement.
§ 19.7-5Limitations.
§ 19.7-6Duration and precedence of spousal agreements.
§ 19.8Obligations of members.
§ 19.9Pension benefits for former spouses.
§ 19.9-1Entitlement.
§ 19.9-2Commencement and termination.
§ 19.9-3Computation and payment of pension to former spouse.
§ 19.9-4Effect on annuitant.
§ 19.10Types of annuities to members.
§ 19.10-1Full annuity.
§ 19.10-2Reduced annuity with regular survivor annuity to spouse or former spouse.
§ 19.10-3Marriage after retirement.
§ 19.10-4Death or divorce of a spouse and remarriage after retirement.
§ 19.10-5Reduced annuity with additional survivor annuity to spouse or former spouse.
§ 19.10-6Benefits for recall service.
§ 19.11Survivor benefits.
§ 19.11-1Kinds of survivor benefits.
§ 19.11-2Regular survivor annuity for a former spouse.
§ 19.11-3Regular survivor annuity for a spouse.
§ 19.11-4Procedure in event a spouse or former spouse is missing.
§ 19.11-5Commencement, termination and adjustment of annuities.
§ 19.11-6Death during active duty.
§ 19.11-7Annuity payable to surviving child or children.
§ 19.11-8Required elections between survivor benefits.
§ 19.12Employment in a Government agency.
§ 19.13Lump-sum payment.
§ 19.13-1Lump-sum credit.
§ 19.13-2Share payable to a former spouse.
§ 19.13-3Payment after death of principal.
§ 19.14Waiver of annuity.
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