SITUATION ;
Retired partipant REMARRIES then dies (alternate payee/ex wive PRECEEDED Participant's death)
(full retirement plans from two aerospace companies)
(a little background)
(1) Participant divorced, with QDRO agreement
(2) Participant later remarried
(3) His ex-wife aka "alternate payee" died before he did
QUESTION ;
Is the second wife aka his "surviving spouse" entitled to any of his pension benefits ;
(1) BEFORE participant's death?
(2) AFTER participant's death?
"What happens to a private pension plan when an (Alternate Payee/EX spouse) before the Participant dies?"