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If exhusand retiring from Federal Government civilian worker not military?

I would like to find out if you have an ex husband that is going to retire from a government job I was told even if not in the divorce papers that the ex husband is given a paper to the ex wife to say yes she takes the retirement or no she does not. This was told by an FBI agent I would like a website on this to verify please.

Public Comments

1. Certain federal retirement systems including the Foreign Service ones provide for sharing the pension with a former spouse. A divorce decree may also provide for such division. You might contact the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, http://www.narfe.org They will have the answers. Authoritatively, not like Y! Q/A. You can assume however that the retirement office will address the issue whenever somebody retires. Thus: a retiree needs a release from a present spouse to avoid providing for him or her a survivor pension.
2. "If exhusand retiring from Federal Government civilian worker not military? I would like to find out if you have an ex husband that is going to retire from a government job I was told even if not in the divorce papers that the ex husband is given a paper to the ex wife to say yes she takes the retirement or no she does not. This was told by an FBI agent I would like a website on this to verify please." There is no quick answer to your question. Generally, all assets-- including pensions-- are divided during the divorce proceedings. If a spouse is given some portion of a pension, then an order is issued (referred to as a Qualified Domestic Relations Order or QDRO or the like) that describes the distribution of pension monies. Since QDROs are not always forwarded to the pension organization but just sit in a case file in the court or at an attorney's office, the pension provider will sometimes ensure that an ex-spouse is given notice that the pension is going to be disbursed. The spouse will be told to contact the pension provider if the spouse is entitled to a portion of the pension. This notification does not create a right to a portion of the pension. It merely provides an ex-spouse with the opportunity to assert a claim against the pension-- as those based on an existing QDRO. [This is not legal advice. You should consult a licensed attorney-at-law for legal advice or representation before making decisions that may affect your legal rights.]