{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-19.14","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 19.14","heading":"Waiver of annuity.","body":"An individual entitled to be paid an annuity may, for personal reasons, decline to accept all or any part of the annuity. However, a principal may not waive the portion of his/her annuity authorized to be paid to a former spouse under § 19.7 or § 19.9 or to a beneficiary under § 19.6. An annuity waiver shall be in writing and sent to the Department (PER/ER/RET). A waiver may be revoked in writing at any time. Payment of the annuity waived may not be made for the period during which the waiver was in effect.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER B—PERSONNEL","PART 19—BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND FORMER SPOUSES OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"cd1420a790b7fc7db9ae0da8a912bdfee6eee2e00c5e4bbee4d1c9ceb824924b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-19.13-3","next":"us/22-cfr-20.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}