C.F.R. » Title 31 » CHAPTER II—FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY › SUBCHAPTER A—BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE › PART 353—REGULATIONS GOVERNING DEFINITIVE UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS, SERIES EE AND HH › Subpart E—Judicial Proceedings

31 C.F.R. § 353.22

Payment or reissue pursuant to judgment

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(a) Divorce. The Department of the Treasury will recognize a divorce decree that ratifies or confirms a property settlement agreement disposing of bonds or that otherwise settles the interests of the parties in a bond. Reissue of a savings bond may be made to eliminate the name of one spouse as owner, coowner, or beneficiary or to substitute the name of one spouse for that of the other spouse as owner, coowner, or beneficiary pursuant to the decree. However, if the bond is registered in the name of one spouse with another person as coowner, there must be submitted either:

(1) A request for reissue by the other person or (2) a certified copy of a judgment, decree, or court order entered in proceedings to which the other person and the spouse named on the bond are parties, determining the extent of the interest of that spouse in the bond. Reissue will be permitted only to the extent of that spouse's interest. The evidence required under § 353.23 must be submitted in every case. When the divorce decree does not set out the terms of the property settlement agreement, a certified copy of the agreement must be submitted. Payment, rather than reissue, will be made if requested.

(b) Gift causa mortis. A savings bond belonging solely to one individual will be paid or reissued at the request of the person found by a court to be entitled by reason of a gift causa mortis from the sole owner.

(c) Date for determining rights. When payment or reissue under this section is to be made, the rights of the parties will be those existing under the regulations current at the time of the entry of the final judgment, decree, or court order.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2025 · leading case: Szokan v. Stevens, 2020 Ohio 7001 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
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Szokan v. Stevens, 2020 Ohio 7001 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “” 31 C.F.R. 353.22(a). Inasmuch as the parties’ Separation Agreement does not “list or mention” the division of the bonds and co- owner Delores has died, co-owner Stevens remains the “sole and absolute” owner.”
In the Matter of the Est. of Michael D. Jones (N.J. 2025). “at 254 , and the federal regulations that require clear expression in a divorce decree and further steps, like 20 see 31 C.F.R. § 353.22 (a), reissuance and proof of valid judicial proceedings, --- .”
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Szokan v. Stevens, 2020 Ohio 7001 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “” 31 C.F.R. 353.22(a). Inasmuch as the parties’ Separation Agreement does not “list or mention” the division of the bonds and co- owner Delores has died, co-owner Stevens remains the “sole and absolute” owner.”
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