{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-19.9-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 19.9-2","heading":"-2 Commencement and termination.","body":"(a) The pension of a former spouse under this subsection commences on the latter of the day the principal becomes entitled to a Foreign Service annuity or on the first day of the month in which the divorce becomes final. (Suspension or reduction of a Foreign Service annuity because or reemployment does not affect the commencement of a pension to a former spouse.) In the case of any former spouse of a disability annuitant, the pension of such former spouse shall commence on the latter of:\n(1) The date the principal would qualify for an annuity (other than a disability annuity) on the basis of his/her creditable service;\n(2) The date the disability annuity begins; or\n(3) The first of the month in which the divorce becomes final.\n(b) The pension of a former spouse and the right thereto terminate on:\n(1) The last day of the month before the former spouse dies or remarries before 60 years of age; or\n(2) The date the annuity of the former participant terminates unless the termination results from recall, reappointment or reinstatement in the Foreign Service or reemployment in Government service.","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":"50ef76716beb64bc84c22f32e99221fba62b1ce35ec469008c71df981c41bd32","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-19.9-1","next":"us/22-cfr-19.9-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}