IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF) JOHN DOE,) ) Petitioner/ Counter Respondent) ) and) No. 98-D-000 ) JULIE DOE,) ) Respondent/ Counter Petitioner) CLARIFICATION ORDER A Judgment of Dissolution was entered by this Court on May 22, As part of the property, the spouse was awarded a share of his wife’s future military retirement as expressed in the formula: # of months married while on active duty X 50% of the disposable retired pay # of months of active duty service This order clarifies that the number of months married while on active duty was 307 months. The number of months of active duty service cannot yet be determined because TSgt Julie Doe, SSN is still on active duty with the United States Air Force. DATED:________ ________________________ Judge

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF:) ) JOHN DOE,) ) Petitioner, ) )94-D-000 vs.) ) JULIE DOE) ) Respondent.) ________________________________________________________________________ CLARIFICATION ORDER A Judgment of Dissolution was entered by this Court on June 6, As part of the property, the spouse was awarded a share of his wife’s future military retirement as expressed in the formula: # of months married while on active duty X 50% of the disposable retired pay # of months of active duty service This order clarifies that the number of months married while on active duty was 201 months. The number of months of active duty service was 240. Julie Doe retired on September 1, 1997 with 20 years of credible service. Julie Doe, SSN , retired as a Technical Sergeant. The percentage of disposable retainer pay awarded is 41.87%. DATED:________ ________________________ Judge

Survivor Benefits Plan (SBP) –An insurance program to protect the spouse or former spouse of a retiree who dies. Full coverage costs about 6% of the retirement plan. Without electing SBP at the time of the retirement all retired payments stop at the death of the retiree. –Stops at remarriage of former spouse if less than 55 years of age –Continues if former spouse is 55 or older at remarriage

SAMPLE LETTER FOR SPOUSE TO SEND WITH CERTIFIED COPY OF JUDGMENT IF THE COURT HAS ORDERED SURVIVOR’S BENEFIT PLAN COVERAGE December 7, 2007 Mr. John Doe 2572A Foxhall Manor Scott AFB IL Defense Finance and Accounting Service Cleveland Center Retired Pay Office Attn: Code FRB P.O. Box Cleveland OH Re: Deemed Election of Survivor Benefit Plan Dear Sir/Madam I hereby request deemed election of Survivor Benefit Plan under 10 U.S.C. 73 and 10 U.S.C et seq, in accordance with the Illinois Court Order dated May 28, 1998 (See court certified copy enclosed). My former wife is USAF Technical Sergeant Julie A. Doe, SSN , and she is retiring July 1, Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Very truly yours, JOHN DOE Enclosure

Medical Benefits – –children of active duty and retired members are automatically covered –Unremarried 20/20/20 former spouses - those former spouses that were married to an active duty member for twenty years while that person was on active duty for at least 20 years and those 20 years overlap –some former spouses are eligible if they do not meet the 20/20/20 rule. Cost is $310 a month and coverage usually only lasts 3 years –If former spouses have other coverage they are not eligible for TRICARE or CHCBP