Life changes
Federal Benefits After Divorce: A Planning Reset
Keep a copy of the divorce decree and any qualifying orders, then ask each plan administrator how the order affects your benefits. Different programs may follow different rules.
Update beneficiary forms and household cash-flow assumptions once the legal and administrative changes are clear.
FEBA provides educational information, not individualized legal, tax, or financial advice. Review your own situation with the appropriate qualified professional.
Written by
K. Shawn McCoy
Founder & President, FEBA
Shawn brings 37 years in financial services and more than 15 years dedicated exclusively to federal employee benefits. He has educated more than 38,000 federal employees through workshops nationwide and founded FEBA to make the federal benefits system easier to understand.