https://www.gao.gov/products/476357

B-270502: May 24, 1996

Indicating that it was made pursuant to court order. If appropriate correction is made. DECISION This decision is in response to Mrs. Haviland's claim was denied because the SBP election Colonel Haviland submitted on her behalf lacked Mrs. It is our view that the Air Force should review the entire record in the case. BACKGROUND Elizabeth and George Haviland were married in 1945. They were divorced...

https://www.gao.gov/products/156972

B-270502: May 24, 1996

A retired Air Force member's former spouse claimed entitlement to her former husband's Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity, contending that her former husband properly filed his SBP election pursuant to a court order. GAO held that: (1) the Air Force improperly determined that the member's current spouse was the SBP beneficiary because the SBP election form lacked the claimant's signature; (2) the...