{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-842.603","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 842.603","heading":"Election at time of retirement of a fully reduced annuity to provide a current spouse annuity.","body":"(a) A married employee or Member retiring under FERS will receive a fully reduced annuity to provide a current spouse annuity unless—\n(1) The employee or Member, with the consent of the current spouse, elects a self-only annuity, a one-half reduced annuity to provide a current spouse annuity, or a fully reduced annuity or a one-half reduced annuity to provide a former spouse annuity, in accordance with § 842.604 or § 842.606; or\n(2) The employee or Member elects a self-only annuity or a fully reduced annuity or a one-half reduced annuity to provide a former spouse annuity, and current spousal consent is waived in accordance with § 842.607.\n(b) Qualifying court orders that award former spouse annuities prevent payment of current spouse annuities to the extent necessary to comply with the court order and § 842.613.\n(c) The amount of the reduction to provide a current spouse annuity under this section is 10 percent of the retiree's annuity.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 842—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—BASIC ANNUITY","Subpart F—Survivor Elections"],"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":"bc8980726dbbf1ac6fa7af17622f6940e1ca8e0edf53f1ac1e70409bce96bb3e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-842.602","next":"us/5-cfr-842.604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}