{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-831.2005","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 831.2005","heading":"Designation of beneficiary for lump-sum payment.","body":"(a) The Designation of Beneficiary must be in writing, signed, and witnessed,and received in OPM before the death of the designator.\n(b) No change or cancellation of beneficiary in a last will or testament, or in any other document not witnessed and filed as required by this section, has any force or effect.\n(c) A witness to a Designation of Beneficiary is ineligible to receive payment as a beneficiary.\n(d) Any person, firm, corporation, or legal entity may be named as beneficiary.\n(e) A change of beneficiary may be made at any time and without the knowledge or consent of the previous beneficiary, and this right cannot be waived or restricted.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 831—RETIREMENT","Subpart T—Payment of Lump Sums"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"0fee58a0693db9eaa338fac3f769acda07bab14f58a2b9fa130dfa736be8ee1c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-831.2004","next":"us/5-cfr-831.2006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}