{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-19.7-6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 19.7-6","heading":"-6 Duration and precedence of spousal agreements.","body":"(a) A spousal agreement may be revised or voided by agreement of the parties (by filing a new agreement under this section) at any time prior to the last day for filing an agreement determined in accordance with § 19.7-2 or § 19.7-3, except spousal agreements for additional survivor annuities are irrevocable. After the last day for filing a particular agreement, such agreement is irrevocable.\n(b) A valid spousal agreement entered into subsequent to the issuance of a court order affecting the same parties will override the court order, and shall govern payments from the Fund.\n(c) A spousal agreement may not override a previous spousal agreement involving the same principal but a different spouse or former spouse without agreement of such spouse or former spouse.","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":"0bea0042620c81ae02fa1c6f88686cadf77bc173bc9159968a74bb1c87c10017","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-19.7-5","next":"us/22-cfr-19.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}