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B-195158 1 (1979-10-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadulk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECI.SION Z OF T.HE UNITED STATES. WAS-HINGTON. D.C. 20548 tIT~712 FILE: B-195158 OATE: October 26, 1979 MATTER OF: (Deceased) DIGEST: Widow of a deceased Department of* Agriculture employee 'claims entitlement to unpaid compensation of husband alleging that husband intended to change designated beneficiary to her from his children by a previous marriage. Under 5 U.S.C. § 5582 payment must be made to designated beneficiary. R. Larry Jordan, an Authorized Certifying Officer of- the Department of Agriculture (DOA), has requested an advance decision as to who is the appropriate beneficiary for the unpaid compensation of. , a deceased employee of DOA. Since designated his minor children, and , as the beneficiaries for any unpaid compensation, they, through their legal guardian, are entitled to receive the funds. The unpaid compensation consists of unpaid salary, annual leave, and real estate expenses incident to a transfer of official duty station. , the deceased's widow, is contesting payment of the unpaid compensation to the deceased's children. Although she recognizes that she was not named as a beneficiary for unpaid compensation she believ.es that her husband's intent was for her to receive these funds. Prior to his second marriage, filed the appropriate forms designating his children as the benefi- ciaries of any lump-sum benefit under his CSC retirement, Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI),. and unpaid.compensation. After his marriage to in February of 1973, filed forms changing the beneficiaries of retirement entitlement and FEGLI from his children to his wife, , first and otherwise to his son and daughter 50 percent each. These changes were filed in September 1973, but he did not f.ile a change of beneficiary for unpaid compensation.. '. ' . .74'-.

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