United States Federal Circuit

Petitioner is entitled to receive former spouse survivor annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System, where sufficient evidence showed that her ex-husband intended to provide the annuity, and a first notice after finalization of divorce decree was ineffective.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/29/2003
• Published 01/29/2003

Judges

• GAJARSA, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, CLEVENGER, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Margaret Levey,Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, of Los Angeles, CA, argued for petitioner.   With her on the brief was Esra Acikalin Hudson.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hillary A. Stern, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   With her on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Robert E. Kirschman, Assistant Director.   Of counsel was James C. Caine, Attorney.