How do I apply for ex spouse benefits from the military?

Procedure for request for direct pay

Signed DD Form 2293, “Application for Former Spouse Payments from Retired Pay”
A copy of the court order.
Other accompanying documents that provide for payment of child support, alimony or division of property, certified by an official of the issuing court within the previous 90 days.

What is a DD Form 2293?

A Form DD-2293 is the US Department of Defense form officially called the “Application for Former Spouse Payments From Retired Pay”.

What does the Uniformed Services former spouse Protection Act do?

The Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act is a federal law that provides certain benefits to former spouses of military members. Under this law, former spouses may be entitled to portions of the military member’s retirement pay, medical care, and exchange and commissary benefits. The Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act:

What is the legal definition of a former spouse?

former spouse means a person to whom the transferor was married where the marriage was dissolved before the time of the permitted transfer. [“Grantor trust” means a trust described in sections 671 through 679 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

How long does a former spouse have to notify the employing office?

When a former spouse elects health benefits coverage under the Spouse Equity provisions, he/she must certify that he/she will notify the employing office within 31 days of an event that would terminate his/her eligibility. The employing office keeps the original certification in the health benefits file and gives the former spouse a copy.

Where do I Send my OPM decision to my former spouse?

The former spouse cannot enroll until OPM makes its determination. OPM will send the former spouse a written decision. If eligibility is determined, he/she will submit the decision to the enrollee’s employing office. Office of Personnel Management, Retirement Operations Center, P.O. Box 45, Boyers, PA 16017.

What do I need to know about the former spouses Protection Act?

You must meet the “10-year test” to receive direct payment under the Act. You, the former spouse, must have been married to the servicemember for at least of 10 years, during which the member performed at least 10 years of creditable service for retirement purposes.

How are former spouses protected under the USFSPA?

It allows states to divide military disposable retired pay as marital property upon divorce. It allows some former spouses (through a court order) to be awarded a share of military retired pay, either from the member or by direct payment from DFAS (Defense Finance and Accounting Service) and to obtain medical care and certain other benefits. 2. Q.

What was the law for former spouses of federal employees?

Law The Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-615) was enacted on November 8, 1984. Under this act, as amended, certain former spouses of Federal employees, former employees, and annuitants may qualify to enroll in a health benefits plan under the FEHB Program.

How does the FSPA work for former spouses?

The FSPA does not automatically entitle a former spouse to a portion of the member’s retired pay. A former spouse must have been awarded a portion of a member’s military retired pay as property in their final court order. The FSPA also provides a method of