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Survivor benefits are payable to spouses, former spouse, and dependent children in the form of a monthly survivor annuity or a lump-sum payment from the deceased employee/retirees retirement account. Survivor benefits are payable if the employee and survivor requirements, specified by law and the Office of Personnel Management, are met.
