B-205173: Jun 9, 1982

DIGEST: A NAVY WARRANT OFFICER WHO RETIRED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN WAS IN A DIVORCED STATUS DURING THE 18-MONTH PERIOD TO ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETENT JURISDICTION. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ELECTION IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST CALENDAR MONTH FOLLOWING THE MONTH IN WHICH THE ELECTION IS RECEIVED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. RETIRED: THIS ACTION IS IN RE...

B-205173: Jun 9, 1982

An advance decision was requested concerning the validity of an election by a retired naval officer to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan. The retired officer was divorced, but some years later his wife filed an action for declaratory judgment seeking to have the divorce ruled invalid. The wife was awarded a default judgment declaring invalid and void the divorce decree received by her husba...