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Code · CFR · Title 22 — Foreign Relations · Part 19 — Benefits for Spouses and Former Spouses of Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System · § 19.7-4

§ 19.7-4. Form of agreement.

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(a)A spousal agreement is any legal agreement between the parties accepted by PER/ER/RET as meeting the requirements of this section. If in accordance with the regulations, PER/ER/RET will accept as a valid spousal agreement a property settlement agreed to by the parties and approved by a court regardless of the date of the agreement.
(b)A spousal agreement must either be authenticated by a court or notarized.
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