Social Security and CSRS Survivor Benefit
My husband is retired from the military. He will receive military retired pay and social security pay. Would his social security annuity be reduced if he receives my CSRS as a survivor benefit?
My husband is retired from the military. He will receive military retired pay and social security pay. Would his social security annuity be reduced if he receives my CSRS as a survivor benefit?
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.
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.
Federal employees have some unique features to their financial lives, so financial advisors should know about them.
A retired federal employee killed his wife. Should the sons of the former federal employee receive the lump-sum payment from his annuity or should the son of the retired federal employee’s wife receive the money? The MSPB decides.
Another divorced spouse fails to dot the I’s and cross the t’s and finds herself without a survivor’s annuity from her ex’s federal pension.
The author details what you can expect to happen to your federal benefits if you pass away during retirement.
Imagine you’re retired and living on a fixed income of $5,200/month. But suddenly your income dropped to $3,000/month. What changes would you have to make? Would you be able to stay retired? Who is faced with this situation?
What happens to your survivor annuity if you are a retired federal employee and there are changes in your life such as a death or divorce?
he second wife of a Federal retiree who remarried after his first wife died has lost her battle to convince the government that she was entitled to a survivor’s annuity.