{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-20.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 20.3","heading":"Qualifications.","body":"To be eligible for retirement or survivor benefits under this part, a former spouse must—\n(a) Have been a former spouse on February 14, 1981;\n(b) After becoming a former spouse, not have remarried before attaining age 55;\n(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\n(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.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER B—PERSONNEL","PART 20—BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN FORMER SPOUSES"],"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":"cadf6df9e439a1ef23b336fac6f90d7ac63362379b261ad1b485c899541dc9ec","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-20.2","next":"us/22-cfr-20.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}