Feds Finalize Math for Divorce Cash in Retirement Funds
Published Date: 3/24/2025
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Summary
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board finalized a rule on how to calculate earnings and losses for court-ordered payments from Thrift Savings Plan accounts. This affects TSP participants who have to share money with spouses, ex-spouses, kids, or dependents. The rule stays the same as proposed, so everyone knows exactly how payments will be figured—no surprises, just clear math!
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Clear Math for TSP Court Payments
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board finalized a rule that explains exactly how to calculate earnings and losses for court-ordered payments from Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts. It applies when TSP participants must share money with spouses, former spouses, children, or dependents and was adopted as final without changes to the proposed methodology.
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