22 CFR § 19.9-2

22 CFR · Foreign Relations

§ 19.9-2 — Commencement and termination.

22 CFR § 19.9-2

TitleTitle 22: Foreign Relations PartPart 19: Benefits for Spouses and Former Spouses of Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System

SourceeCFR (current through Apr 3, 2026)

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22 C.F.R. § 19.9-2 (2026).

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§ 19.9-2 Commencement and termination.

(a)The pension of a former spouse under this subsection commences on the latter of the day the principal becomes entitled to a Foreign Service annuity or on the first day of the month in which the divorce becomes final. (Suspension or reduction of a Foreign Service annuity because or reemployment does not affect the commencement of a pension to a former spouse.) In the case of any former spouse of a disability annuitant, the pension of such former spouse shall commence on the latter of:

(1)The date the principal would qualify for an annuity (other than a disability annuity) on the basis of his/her creditable service;

(2)The date the disability annuity begins; or

(3)The first of the month in which the divorce becomes final.

(b)The pension of a

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§ 19.9-2 Commencement and termination.

(a) The pension of a former spouse under this subsection commences on the latter of the day the principal becomes entitled to a Foreign Service annuity or on the first day of the month in which the divorce becomes final. (Suspension or reduction of a Foreign Service annuity because or reemployment does not affect the commencement of a pension to a former spouse.) In the case of any former spouse of a disability annuitant, the pension of such former spouse shall commence on the latter of:

(1) The date the principal would qualify for an annuity (other than a disability annuity) on the basis of his/her creditable service;

(2) The date the disability annuity begins; or

(3) The first of the month in which the divorce becomes final.

(b) The pension of a former spouse and the right thereto terminate on:

(1) The last day of the month before the former spouse dies or remarries before 60 years of age; or

(2) The date the annuity of the former participant terminates unless the termination results from recall, reappointment or reinstatement in the Foreign Service or reemployment in Government service.