1901 law still fighting the military 'gold diggers'
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http://www.cdnabbrotherhood.ca/militarynews.php?id=145
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http://www.thewhig.com/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentID=128906&catname=Local+News
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If you married before age sixty, your spouse would normally be entitled
to receive a survivor's annual allowance.
Under Section 31 of the CFSA there is no provision for payment of a
survivor's allowance upon a pensioner's death where the marriage
occurred after age sixty. However, a pensioner who marries after sixty
may choose to provide a form of survivor benefit coverage for his/her
spouse, if the election is made within one year of the date of
marriage.
You are eligible to choose this coverage for your spouse if you married
after age sixty. Please note that coverage is NOT available for
common-law spouses or persons cohabiting in relationships of a conjugal
nature.
Pensioners who choose to provide this coverage will have a choice of
three different survivor benefit levels. The pensioner's monthly
pension would then be reduced according to the level of survivor
benefit chosen: the greater the survivor benefit, the greater the
reduction to the pensioner's monthly pension.
In the event that you choose this coverage for your spouse, the
reduction to your pension will continue for your lifetime unless your
spouse predeceases you, or your marriage is dissolved by divorce or
annulment. If one of these events occurs, your full pension entitlement
will be reinstated from that point forward. In other words, since the
survivor benefit coverage has ended, your monthly pension would no
longer include the reduction for that coverage.
If you have married within the past year, and are sixty or over and are
interested in this benefit, please write or call. See the "Contact Us"
page. We will send a letter including an estimate of the survivor
benefit, and the corresponding reduction to your monthly pension, for
each level of coverage. Instructions on electing for this coverage will
be enclosed with the estimate.
The deadline for electing for coverage is one year from the date of
your marriage.
A notice is mailed yearly to all pensioners regarding marriage after 60
years of age. Click the link to see the text of the notice.
http://www.admfincs.forces.gc.ca/pension/notice_e.asp?sel=lm
