[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: 22CFR19.7-5]

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                       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. 19.7-5  Limitations.

    (a) A spousal agreement may not provide for any payment from the 
Fund in excess of the amount otherwise authorized to be paid, or at a 
time not authorized by these regulations, or to a person other than a 
spouse or former spouse.
    (b) A spousal agreement must be filed with the Department, Attention 
PER/ER/RET, and accepted by that office as in conformance with the Act 
and these regulations prior to the times specified in Secs. 19.7-2 and 
19.7-3. That office will provide advice to the parties on the validity 
of any proposed agreement and on proper format.
    (c) A spousal agreement may apply only to payments from the Fund for 
periods after receipt of a valid agreement by the Department.
    (d) Paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of Secs. 19.6-9 and 19.6-10 apply to 
spousal agreements and payments made pursuant to spousal agreements to 
the same extent that they apply to court orders and court ordered 
payments.