If I marry or re-marry after entering the DROP, does my new spouse qualify as an eligible survivor for my DROP account benefits?
After the effective date of your participation in the DROP, any person that subsequently becomes your spouse will be eligible for a reduced portion of your DROP account, based on the percentage of time this spouse was married to you between the date of your DROP election and your last day of active service. The remainder of your DROP account would be distributed to other eligible survivors, as provided for in the Statute. After leaving active service, any person that subsequently becomes your spouse will not be considered an “eligible spouse”. You may designate such spouse on a “Beneficiary Designation Form”. In the event of your death, your DROP account would be distributed to eligible survivors, if any. If there are no eligible survivors, the DROP account would be distributed to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries.
