Application For Selection As Representative Payee of an Annuitant
The Office of Personnel Management is interested in selecting the most suitable person to be the payee. It is necessary, therefore, to deter-
mine your relationship to the annuitant and the extent of your ability to take care of him or her. Please make sure that you answer all of the
following questions so that we can proceed as soon as possible. Court-appointed fiduciaries must send OPM an original or a certified copy
of the court appointment along with this application. (Uncertified photocopies are not acceptable.)
Answer completely. Give explanations where required. Attach additional sheet if necessary.
Part A - Identifying Information
1. Annuitant's claim number
5. Your name and mailing address
2. Name of annuitant
3. Where does the annuitant live? (Street, city, state & ZIP code)
6. Other names you have used
8. Your date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
friend)
4. Your relationship to the annuitant (For example: spouse, daughter, 7. Your social security number
Part B - Information About How You Will Discharge Your Duties as Payee
No
9. Do you live within commuting distance of the annuitant?
Yes
(If "no," explain in the Remarks section how you will take care of the annuitant's financial affairs.)
10. Are you currently employed? (If "no," explain in the Remarks section. For
(If "yes," show occupation here example, are you retired, unemployed, etc.?)
11. Do you have any prior experience as a representative payee? (If "yes," explain in the Remarks section.)
12. Have you ever been dismissed as a representative payee or convicted of a crime related to misuse of funds? (If "yes," explain in the
Remarks section.)
13.
Have you assumed the responsibility for providing care for the annuitant? (If your answer is no, show in the Remarks section the
name and address of the person who has assumed this responsibility.)
14. Have you assumed the responsibility for the annuitant's routine expenses? (If your answer is no, show in the Remarks section the
name and address of the person who has assumed these responsibilities.)
15. If the annuitant is not a minor, has the annuitant been adjudged incompetent by a State court? (If your answer is yes, you must
attach an original or a certified copy of the court's order or decree. Uncertified photocopies are not acceptable. If the answer is no,
you must attach medical documentation showing incompetence, as described on the enclosed RI 30-3.)
16.
To your knowledge, has any individual been appointed, or applied for appointment, by a State court as guardian or other fiduciary
charged with responsibility for the minor's or incompetent's person and/or estate? (If the answer is yes, you must provide us with
that other person's name and address, in the Remarks section, and explain why you believe that it would be more in the interest of
the annuitant that payment be made to you.)
17. Explain below how, if you are selected representative payee, you will use the annuity payments to meet the needs and provide for the well-being of the
annuitant. If and when the annuity payments are not required to meet the current needs and provide for the well-being of the annuitant, how will you
otherwise expend or conserve such monies?
RI 20-7
Complete Part C on the other side of this page.
Revised June 2013