[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1650.62]

[Page 272]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
         CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
 
PART 1650--METHODS OF WITHDRAWING FUNDS FROM THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart G--Spousal Rights
 
Sec. 1650.62  Spousal rights pertaining to in-service withdrawals.

    (a) The spousal rights described in this section apply to all in-
service withdrawals and do not depend on the amount of the participant's 
vested account balance or the amount requested to be withdrawn.
    (b) The spouse of a CSRS participant is entitled to notice when the 
participant applies for an in-service withdrawal, unless the participant 
was granted within one year of the date on which the withdrawal form is 
received by the TSP an exception to the notice requirement under 
Sec. 1650.63. The participant must provide the TSP record keeper with 
the spouse's correct address. The TSP record keeper will send the 
required notice by first class mail to the most recent address provided 
by the participant.
    (c) A participant covered by FERS must obtain the consent of his or 
her spouse before obtaining an in-service withdrawal unless the 
participant was granted, within one year of the date on which the new 
withdrawal form is received by the TSP, an exception to a signature 
requirement under Sec. 1650.64. To show spousal consent, a participant 
must submit to the TSP record keeper Form TSP-75, Age-Based In-Service 
Withdrawal Request, or Form TSP-76, Financial Hardship In-Service 
Withdrawal Request, signed by his or her spouse. Once a form containing 
the spouse's consent has been submitted to the TSP record keeper, the 
spouse's consent is irrevocable for purposes of that form.