22 CFR 19.5-2
§ 19.5-2 Notification to Department from former spouses.
United States · 22 CFR — Foreign Relations · Status: effective
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- 22 CFR 19.5-2, § 19.5-2 Notification to Department from former spouses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/92506
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A former spouse is obligated to notify the Department of the following on a timely basis:
(a) A divorce from a participant or former participant when the former spouse is notified by the court of the divorce before the participant is notified;
(b) Any change in address; and
(c) Any remarriage.
Notices shall be sent to the Department of State, Attention PER/ER/RET, Washington, DC 20520.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.