{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-843.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 843.304","heading":"Commencing and terminating dates of survivor annuities.","body":"(a) A current or former spouse annuity under this subpart commences on the day after the death of the person on whose service the annuity is based.\n(b) A current or former spouse annuity under this subpart terminates on the last day of the month before the current or former spouse remarries before age 55 or dies.\n(c) A current spouse annuity under this subpart terminated for reasons other than death may be restored under § 843.305.\n(d) A survivor annuity accrues on a daily basis, one-thirtieth of the monthly rate constituting the daily rate. An annuity does not accrue for the 31st day of any month, except in the initial month if the survivor's (of a deceased employee) annuity commences on the 31st day. For accrual purposes, the last day of a 28-day month constitutes 3 days and the last day of a 29-day month constitutes 2 days.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 843—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—DEATH BENEFITS AND EMPLOYEE REFUNDS","Subpart C—Current and Former Spouse Benefits"],"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":"f3478be8f6c7111892c37dbf6868699c6ab0d4022cf493b58a20f66293b07e17","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-843.303","next":"us/5-cfr-843.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}