Part 838 — Court Orders Affecting Retirement Benefits
Subpart A — Court Orders Generally
- § 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.
Subpart B — Procedures for Processing Court Orders Affecting Employee Annuities
- § 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.
Subpart C — Requirements for Court Orders Affecting Employee Annuities
- § 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.
Subpart D — Procedures for Processing Court Orders Affecting Refunds of Employee Contributions
- § 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.
Subpart E — Requirements for Court Orders Affecting Refunds of Employee Contributions
Subpart F — Terminology Used in Court Orders Affecting Employee Annuities or Refunds of Employee Contributions
- § 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.
Subpart G — Procedures for Processing Court Orders Awarding Former Spouse Survivor Annuities
- § 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.
Subpart H — Requirements for Court Orders Awarding Former Spouse Survivor Annuities
- § 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.
Subpart I — Terminology Used in Court Orders Awarding Former Spouse Survivor Annuities
- § 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.
Subpart J — Court Orders Affecting Civil Service Retirement Benefits
- § 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.