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Monday, January 14, 2013

Retirement and Survivor Annuities for Former Spouses of Federal Employees



Katelin P. Isaacs
Analyst in Income Security

A former spouse of a federal employee may be entitled to a share of the employee’s retirement annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (FERS) if this has been authorized by a state court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation. An employee also may voluntarily elect a survivor annuity for a former spouse. A state court can award a former spouse a share of the employee’s retirement annuity, a survivor annuity, or both. A court also can award a former spouse of a federal employee a portion of the employee’s Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account balance as part of a divorce settlement.


Date of Report: December 20, 2012
Number of Pages: 9
Order Number: RS22856
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