Military Widows Win Right to Sue for Denied Suvivor Pay

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A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge has given a green light to three military widows to sue the government for a combined $105,000 - the accumulated value of Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) payments that, the widows contend, have been unlawfully withheld since Dec. 16, 2003.

In a 24-page opinion denying the government's motion to dismiss the case, Judge George W. Miller found that both the facts and the law favor the widows and counter every legal argument raised by government attorneys.

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Military Widows Win Right to Sue for Denied Suvivor Pay

If they win their case, hundreds of surviving spouses in the same category could be in line for hefty SBP repayments too. That category is precise: surviving spouses who remarried at 57 or older and who have had their SBP cut or wiped out by their decision to accept Depend...

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