[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 22, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 22CFR19.6-8] [Page 90] TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE PART 19_BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND FORMER SPOUSES OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE FOREIGN Sec. 19.6-8 Allotment to beneficiary. If a court order is not a qualifying court order because it directs or implies that payment to the beneficiary is to be made by the principal rather than the Secretary of State, the principal may make an allotment to the beneficiary from his/her annuity. An annuitant may also make an allotment from his/her annuity to a previous spouse in the absence of a court order.