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Code · CFR · Title 22 — Foreign Relations · Part 20 — Benefits for Certain Former Spouses · § 20.3

§ 20.3. Qualifications.

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To be eligible for retirement or survivor benefits under this part, a former spouse must---
(a)Have been a former spouse on February 14, 1981;
(b)After becoming a former spouse, not have remarried before attaining age 55;
(c)In the case of any retirement benefit under § 20.5; elect this benefit instead of any survivor annuity for which the former spouse may simultaneously be eligible under this or another retirement system for Government employees; and
(d)Submit an application to the Department of State by June 22, 1990, in accordance with § 20.9 unless that date is extended as authorized by that section. The deadline for submission of an application for survivor benefits under § 20.5 will be deemed to have been met if the former spouse submits an application for retirement benefits within the deadline.
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