How long will payments be made to the former spouse from the OPM?
Benefits will paid by the OPM to a former spouse for the lifetime of the employee. Therefore, upon the employee’s death, all payments to the former spouse will stop. However, if the former spouse was awarded a former spouse survivor annuity, then upon the death of the employee, the survivor annuity will become payable to the former spouse. 40. Can an employee have more than one person listed as the beneficiary for survivor annuities? Yes. The employee may have a former spouse survivor annuity established for a former spouse and a survivor annuity in place for a current spouse. Under the CSRS the total of these survivor annuities cannot exceed 55% of the Employee’s gross monthly retirement benefit, and under FERS cannot exceed 50% of the Employee’s gross monthly retirement benefit. Return to the Top FAQs for State and Local Government (Domestic Relations Order) 41. When can the Alternate Payee receive benefits from the Plan? When the Participant actually retires and begins receiving ben
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