5 CFR § 838.734
Payment of lump-sum awards by survivor annuity
November 4, 2020
OPM will not honor court orders awarding lump-sum payments (other than the FERS basic employee death benefit as defined in §843.102 of this chapter) to a former spouse upon the death of an employee or retiree.
[57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 43493, Aug. 17, 1993]