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Divorce, Health Insurance and a Retired Federal Employee
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Divorce
Treasury
Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:03 PM
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One of my co-workers got divorced and her ex-husband is covered under the FEHB. She is now remarried and her current spouse is covered under FEHB.
As far as the retirement monies are concerned, it was always my understanding that the spouse had to sign a form waiving his/her right to the retirement annuity in the event of the death of the federal employee.
The divorce ruling
DoD
Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:24 PM
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I'm glad the blood sucker was refused her claim. She should get a job and her own insurance.
Sad to say
DOD
Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:41 AM
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I believe that the divorce attorneys should be representing their clients better. At least OPM puts out publications on their website for separating spouses to read. I put all these documents together for one employee spouse before she left overseas to deal with her divorce attorney in the states. I don't remember the military having this but I know some private publications have good information about the military and divorce. Yes, they will cost you about $20 each but it's well worth the information you get in them. I also think that all adults should stand on their own two feet financially. My mom was a trophy wife, was an unpaid volunteer in as many social clubs as possible, gladly spent the money we sent to her as a poor widow with a survivor annuity and SS, and when she sold the condo my dad left she spent a great deal of the money on a new husband and 17 around-the-world cruises prior to her death at 85. I was bitter but now I'm contemplative. I've only 18 mos to my retirement.
Re: Sad to say
USPS
Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:10 AM
RE: THE DIVORCE RULING
ARMY
Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:34 AM
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I agree with you. I am glad the OPM refused her claim. Since she waited til after he retired to divorced him, she should get only half of the marriage stuff and buy her own health insurance. These lawyers try everything to squeeze money out of the retired person who is own fixed income. I don't feel sorry for her at all. GET A JOB AND GET HEALTH COVERAGE!!!
Re: RE: THE DIVORCE RULING
DON
Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:05 AM
Hard fact...a marriage IS a legal partnership and both parties have rights to assets some might want to claim as their own. My ex tried to keep 100% of the 401K with his company. Once I went pro se I was able to claim and get 1/2. It was set up after our marriage and he stopped putting $ in when we separated. The portion of increase during a marriage is also community property. Assets such as insurance are actually joint property and need to be dealt with equitably no matter whose employer provides it.
In my last pre-retirement class we were asked to consider the possiblity of divorce as a very large segment of society does divorce when one or both partners retire. (The assumption being that something tolerable when one or both also had a work life becomes intolerable once that is gone.)
Her Remedy is Against Her Ex
USPS
Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:05 AM
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It's amazing that anyone would choose to prosecute such an important matter pro se, without the benefit of counsel. Had she engaged an attorney, she would not have ended up in the wrong forum, proceeding against the wrong party and losing. If her former husband was ordered to pay the insurance premiums, then cancelled her coverage, she should file a contempt action against him. He could be jailed until he corrected the situation, indemnified her for any prior losses stemming from the loss of insurance coverage and paid her court costs and attorney fees.
Re: Her Remedy is Against Her Ex
DON
Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:59 AM
Point is, sometimes the need for a divorce exceeds the bank account and you do what you can.
I wonder if she would have been able to take a COBRA and then from that, membership in the COBRA insurance plan in her own right? (had she known.)
Self-determination
Fed
Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:28 PM
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Another lesson in the folly of allowing someone else to be the captain of your ship!
RE: THE DIVORCE RULING
ARMY
Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:06 AM
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I am sorry "Nameless, Faceless Nobody", she should have done it before retirement. As I tell my wife, if you gonna get a divorce, don't wait til I retire. She should have done it before he retired, when he needs every penny to survive. You don't get the same money as if you are working especially under FERS. You might call insurance an asset, but there are a lot of people out there that don't have this luxury calling it an asset. She wants insurance, get her own private insurance policy.
Re: RE: THE DIVORCE RULING
DOT
Tue Nov 3, 2009 2:10 PM