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Marriage, Divorce, and Survivor Benefits for FERS and CSRS

By Benjamin DergeApril 20, 2022 11:38 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

How do survivor benefits work under FERS and CSRS in situations such as divorce or getting married after retiring?

How to Calculate Your FERS Pension After a Divorce

FedSmith.com author Dallen HawsBy Dallen HawsJanuary 25, 2021 10:25 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

What impact can a divorce have on your FERS pension? The author describes a common scenario.

What Happens to Federal Benefits in a Divorce?

FedSmith.com author Thiago GliegerBy Thiago GliegerUpdated: June 2, 2020 8:28 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

What happens to federal benefits in a divorce? These are some important considerations shared by a divorce attorney who specializes in working with federal employees.

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Divorce Dispute Over Air Force Retirement Pay

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithUpdated: May 24, 2017 3:35 PM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

The U. S. Supreme Court slapped down a decision by the Arizona state courts that held the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act did not pre-empt the Arizona family court’s order requiring that a military retiree make up for a portion of his annuity lost by his ex-wife by operation of federal law.

OPM’s Shocking Letter to Some Annuitants

FedSmith.com author Carol SchmidlinBy Carol SchmidlinUpdated: March 10, 2017 8:12 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

The author discusses a situation in which one retired federal employee was suddenly notified by OPM that he owed the agency over $28,000.

CSRS Annuity and Divorce Decree

FedSmith.com author John GrobeBy John GrobeFebruary 22, 2015 1:48 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement, Q&A Leave a comment

I am under CSRS and thinking about retiring soon. However, I am divorced and my divorce decree has a formula type clause and I don’t know how OPM will apply this formula in determining my annuity. Is there any way to get an estimate from OPM before I retire?

Divorce and Federal Employee Retirement Benefits

By Kimberly H. Berry, Esq.November 12, 2014 3:59 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News, Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

The rules governing retirement benefits for divorced federal employees and their former spouses are detailed and complex. The author provides some general advice for federal employees and their spouses in the event they are facing a divorce.

Wording of Divorce Decree Trips up Claim for Survivor Benefits

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithOctober 1, 2014 4:00 PM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

There are plenty of ways to mess up a divorce decree so that a surviving ex-spouse cannot claim a survivor annuity. This recent case is yet another example of what not to do.

Modified Divorce Ruling Handed Down Before Retirement Must Be Considered In Deciding Survivor Annuity

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithAugust 27, 2014 4:11 PM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

In yet another case involving the current wife and ex-wife fighting over a federal retiree’s survivor’s annuity, the appeals court finds error in handling by OPM and MSPB and bounces the case back for another round. See why.

Divorce, Death, Children and a Federal Retirement Annuity

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithMarch 30, 2010 6:52 AM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

A federal court has upheld OPM in following the order of a divorce court to pay a portion of a retiree’s civil service annuity to his two adult children following the death of his ex-wife.

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