Office of Personnel Management
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United States Office of Personnel Management |
Retirement and Insurance Service | |
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Survivor Benefits for Children |
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You should read the following information carefully. It applies to all children who are eligible for benefits or who may become eligible.
In some cases, we pay a one-time lump sum payment when annuity payments to all eligible survivors end or when a Federal employee or retiree dies leaving no survivors who have applied and are eligible for an annuity. The lump sum payment consists of any retirement contributions (plus any interest, if applicable) of the deceased employee or retiree remaining after we have paid all eligible persons who applied for annuity benefits.
We pay the lump sum benefit to the individual the deceased employee or retiree designated as beneficiary. If the deceased did not designate a beneficiary, we pay the lump sum to the survivor(s) in the order set by Federal law. First is the widow or widower, if one survives; next in order come the children; then the parents; then the executor of the estate; and finally, the next of kin of the deceased.
If we have made a lump sum payment and later receive an application for survivor annuity benefits for an eligible child, we cannot pay the annuity unless the entire lump sum payment is first repaid to us.
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