5 C.F.R. § 843.304 Commencing and terminating dates of survivor annuities.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) A current or former spouse annuity under this subpart commences on the day after the death of the person on whose service the annuity is based. (b) A current or former spouse annuity under this subpart terminates on the last day of the month before the current or former spouse remarries before age 55 or dies. (c) A current spouse annuity under this subpart terminated for reasons other than death may be restored under §843.305. (d) A survivor annuity accrues on a daily basis, one-thirtieth of the monthly rate constituting the daily rate. An annuity does not accrue for the 31st day of any month, except in the initial month if the survivor's (of a deceased employee) annuity commences on the 31st day. For accrual purposes, the last day of a 28-day month constitutes 3 days and the last day of a 29-day month constitutes 2 days.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 843—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—DEATH BENEFITS AND EMPLOYEE REFUNDS
Subpart C—Current and Former Spouse Benefits
§ 843.304 Commencing and terminating dates of survivor annuities.
