https://www.gao.gov/products/142150

B-238540: Aug 30, 1990

A former spouse of deceased Air Force retiree claimed for the judicially awarded portion of his survivors benefits annuity as determined in their divorce decree. GAO held that the; (1) former spouse did not execute a voluntary written agreement for such coverage; and (2) the state court order had no bearing on the case, since it lacked the authority to order such coverage. Accordingly, the claim w...

https://www.gao.gov/products/437288

B-238540: Aug 30, 1990

Who was divorced in 1985 with a property settlement agreement awarding the spouse 40 percent of his retirement income cannot be "deemed" to have elected coverage for the former spouse since he had not executed a voluntary written agreement to provide such coverage. A Nunc Pro Tunc order issued by a state court in 1988 after the member's death purporting to amend the prior 1985 divorce decree to aw...