[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR19.6-3]

[Page 103-104]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 19--BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND FORMER SPOUSES OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 19.6-3  Application for payment.

    (a) To receive payment from the Fund pursuant to a court award, the 
beneficiary must submit an application in writing to the Chief of the 
Retirement Division (PER/ER/RET), Department of State, Washington, DC 
20520. The application must be typed or printed, signed by the 
beneficiary, and include--
    (1) The full name, date of birth, current address and current 
marital status of the beneficiary;
    (2) Full name and date of birth of the participant or former 
participant and his/her date of birth or other identifying information;
    (3) Relationship to the beneficiary, and if a spouse or former 
spouse, date of marriage to and/or divorce from the participant;
    (4) A statement that the court order has not been amended, 
superseded, or set aside;

The original of the court order or a recently certified copy must be 
enclosed with the application, or a statement appended that such a copy 
has been sent to the Department by other means.

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    (b) When payments are subject to termination upon the occurrence of 
a condition subsequent, such as marriage, remarriage or termination of 
schooling, or death of the principal, no payment will be made until the 
beneficiary submits a statement to PER/ER/RET that--
    (1) The condition has not occured;
    (2) He/she will notify the Department (PER/ER/RET) within 15 
calendar days of the occurrence of the condition subsequent; and
    (3) He/she will be personally liable for any overpayment to him/her 
resulting from the occurrence of the condition subsequent. PER/ER/RET 
may require periodic recertification of these statements.