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5 CFR 843.304: Commencing and terminating dates of survivor annuities.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 5—Administrative Personnel
- CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
- SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
- PART 843—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—DEATH BENEFITS AND EMPLOYEE REFUNDS
- Subpart C—Current and Former Spouse Benefits
(a) A current or former spouse annuity under this subpart commences on the day after the death of the person on whose service the annuity is based.
(b) A current or former spouse annuity under this subpart terminates on the last day of the month before the current or former spouse remarries before age 55 or dies.
(c) A current spouse annuity under this subpart terminated for reasons other than death may be restored under § 843.305.
(d) A survivor annuity accrues on a daily basis, one-thirtieth of the monthly rate constituting the daily rate. An annuity does not accrue for the 31st day of any month, except in the initial month if the survivor's (of a deceased employee) annuity commences on the 31st day. For accrual purposes, the last day of a 28-day month constitutes 3 days and the last day of a 29-day month constitutes 2 days.
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