[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR19.5-3]

[Page 102]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 19--BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND FORMER SPOUSES OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 19.5-3  Residence of spouse during service at unhealthful post.

    (a) The calculation of the pro rata share of benefits for a former 
spouse, and the determination of whether a person qualifies as a 
``former spouse'' depends on the length of the marriage. The latter, 
under the definition in the Act and when the principal has received 
extra service credit for an assignment to an unhealthful post, depends 
upon whether a spouse has resided with the principal at the unhealthful 
post. In order to determine residency for this purpose, whenever a 
married participant is assigned to an unhealthful post for which he/she 
does not receive post differential and does receive or request extra 
service credit, the participant shall report on Form OF-140, Election to 
Receive Extra Service Credit Towards Retirement, whether his/her spouse 
is or is not residing at the post. Although a chief of mission is not 
required to submit Form OF-140 in order to receive extra credit for 
service at an unhealthful post, he/she must nevertheless submit this 
form if the chief of mission has a spouse that does not accompany him/
her at post for the entire assignment. Both the participant and spouse 
shall sign the completed form. If there is a change in residence of the 
spouse during the assignment, a new joint Form OF-140 shall be filed to 
report the change.
    (b) Whenever a participant retires or becomes divorced, or whenever 
a former participant becomes divorced who has extra service credit for 
assignment at unhealthful posts completed prior to the issuance of this 
regulation who was married during at least a portion of the assignment, 
the participant or former participant shall submit a statement to PER/
ER/RET reporting on whether his/her spouse resided at the unhealthful 
post and the dates of such residence. The statement shall be signed by 
the principal and his/her spouse or former spouse whenever possible.
    (c) In the event of a disagreement between a principal and his/her 
spouse or former spouse concerning residency at an unhealthful post, or 
the submission of a report or statement by a principal showing a period 
of nonresidence at a post by a spouse which is not signed by the spouse, 
the determination of residence will be made by PER/ER/RET and based on 
records in the Department of payments for travel and allowances plus any 
other evidence that can be adduced. In the absence of any evidence to 
the contrary, the assumption will be made that the spouse resided at the 
post.