20 CFR 234.32
§ 234.32 Spouse or divorced spouse annuities.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 234.32, § 234.32 Spouse or divorced spouse annuities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77560
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Full text
A spouse annuity or divorced spouse annuity which is unpaid at the death of the spouse or divorced spouse is paid in the following order and amounts:
(a) The employee receives the full amount.
(b) If the employee died before negotiating the check in payment of the unpaid annuities, the unpaid spouse annuity or divorced spouse annuity is paid in the same order and amounts as described in § 234.31 (b) through (f).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.