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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 · § 19.7-5

§ 19.7-5. Limitations.

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(a)A spousal agreement may not provide for any payment from the Fund in excess of the amount otherwise authorized to be paid, or at a time not authorized by these regulations, or to a person other than a spouse or former spouse.
(b)A spousal agreement must be filed with the Department, Attention PER/ER/RET, and accepted by that office as in conformance with the Act and these regulations prior to the times specified in §§ 19.7-2 and 19.7-3. That office will provide advice to the parties on the validity of any proposed agreement and on proper format.
(c)A spousal agreement may apply only to payments from the Fund for periods after receipt of a valid agreement by the Department.
(d)Paragraphs (b),
(c)and
(d)of §§ 19.6-9 and 19.6-10 apply to spousal agreements and payments made pursuant to spousal agreements to the same extent that they apply to court orders and court ordered payments.
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