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U.S. Code of Federal Regula...
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Title 5—Administrative Pers...
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CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONN...
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PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENE...
PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS
§ 838.101 - Purpose and scope.
§ 838.102 - Regulatory structure.
§ 838.103 - Definitions.
§ 838.111 - Exemption from legal process except as authorized by Federal law.
§ 838.121 - OPM's responsibilities.
§ 838.122 - State courts' responsibilities.
§ 838.123 - Claimants' responsibilities.
§ 838.124 - Employees' and retirees' responsibilities.
§ 838.131 - Computation of time.
§ 838.132 - Payment schedules.
§ 838.133 - Minimum awards.
§ 838.134 - Receipt of multiple court orders.
§ 838.135 - Settlements.
§ 838.201 - Purpose and scope.
§ 838.211 - Amounts subject to court orders.
§ 838.221 - Application requirements.
§ 838.222 - OPM action on receipt of a court order acceptable for processing.
§ 838.223 - OPM action on receipt of a court order not acceptable for processing.
§ 838.224 - Contesting the validity of court orders.
§ 838.225 - Processing amended court orders.
§ 838.231 - Commencing date of payments.
§ 838.232 - Suspension of payments.
§ 838.233 - Termination of payments.
§ 838.234 - Collection of arrearages.
§ 838.235 - Payment of lump-sum awards.
§ 838.236 - Court orders barring payment of annuities.
§ 838.237 - Death of the former spouse.
§ 838.241 - Cost-of-living adjustments.
§ 838.242 - Computing lengths of service.
§ 838.243 - Minimum amount of awards.
§ 838.301 - Purpose and scope.
§ 838.302 - Language not acceptable for processing.
§ 838.303 - Expressly dividing employee annuity.
§ 838.304 - Providing for payment to the former spouse.
§ 838.305 - OPM computation of formulas.
§ 838.306 - Specifying type of annuity for application of formula, percentage or fraction.
§ 838.401 - Purpose and scope.
§ 838.411 - Amounts subject to court orders.
§ 838.421 - Application requirements.
§ 838.422 - Timeliness of application.
§ 838.423 - OPM action on receipt of a court order acceptable for processing.
§ 838.424 - OPM action on receipt of a court order not acceptable for processing.
§ 838.425 - Contesting the validity of court orders.
§ 838.431 - Correcting failures to provide required spousal notification.
§ 838.432 - Court orders barring payment of refunds.
§ 838.441 - Computing lengths of service.
§ 838.501 - Purpose and scope.
§ 838.502 - Expressly dividing a refund of employee contributions.
§ 838.503 - Providing for payment to the former spouse.
§ 838.504 - OPM computation of formulas.
§ 838.505 - Barring payment of refunds.
§ 838.601 - Purpose and scope.
§ 838.611 - Identifying the retirement system.
§ 838.612 - Distinguishing between annuities and contributions.
§ 838.621 - Prorata share.
§ 838.622 - Cost-of-living and salary adjustments.
§ 838.623 - Computing lengths of service.
§ 838.624 - Distinguishing between formulas and fixed amounts.
§ 838.625 - Types of annuity.
§ 838.701 - Purpose and scope.
§ 838.711 - Maximum former spouse survivor annuity.
§ 838.721 - Application requirements.
§ 838.722 - OPM action on receipt of a court order acceptable for processing.
§ 838.723 - OPM action on receipt of a court order not acceptable for processing.
§ 838.724 - Contesting the validity of court orders.
§ 838.725 - Effect on employee and retiree election rights.
§ 838.731 - Commencing date of payments.
§ 838.732 - Termination of entitlement.
§ 838.733 - Rights of current and other former spouses after termination of a former spouse's entitlement.
§ 838.734 - Payment of lump-sum awards by survivor annuity.
§ 838.735 - Cost-of-living adjustments.
§ 838.801 - Purpose and scope.
§ 838.802 - CSRS limitations.
§ 838.803 - Language not acceptable for processing.
§ 838.804 - Court orders must expressly award a former spouse survivor annuity or expressly direct an employee or retiree to elect to provide a former spouse survivor annuity.
§ 838.805 - OPM computation of formulas in computing the designated base.
§ 838.806 - Amended court orders.
§ 838.807 - Cost must be paid by annuity reduction.
§ 838.901 - Purpose and scope.
§ 838.911 - Identifying the retirement system.
§ 838.912 - Specifying an award of a former spouse survivor annuity.
§ 838.921 - Determining the amount of a former spouse survivor annuity.
§ 838.922 - Prorata share defined.
§ 838.923 - Cost-of-living adjustment before the death of a retiree.
§ 838.931 - Court orders that provide temporary awards of former spouse survivor annuities.
§ 838.932 - Court orders that permit the former spouse to elect to receive a former spouse survivor annuity.
§ 838.933 - Payment of the cost of a former spouse survivor annuity.
§ 838.1001 - Relation to other regulations.
§ 838.1002 - Relation to other regulations.
§ 838.1003 - Definitions.
§ 838.1004 - Qualifying court orders.
§ 838.1005 - Applications by former spouse.
§ 838.1006 - Amounts payable.
§ 838.1007 - Preliminary review.
§ 838.1008 - Notifications.
§ 838.1009 - Decisions.
§ 838.1010 - Court orders or decrees preventing payment of lump sums.
§ 838.1011 - Effective dates.
§ 838.1012 - Death of the former spouse.
§ 838.1013 - Limitations.
§ 838.1014 - Guidelines on interpreting court orders.
§ 838.1015 - Liability.
§ 838.1016 - Receipt of multiple court orders.
§ 838.1017 - Cost-of-living adjustments.
§ 838.1018 - Settlements.
§ 838.1101 - Purpose and scope.
§ 838.1111 - Amounts subject to child abuse judgment enforcement orders.
§ 838.1121 - Procedures and requirements.