5 C.F.R. § 838.232 Suspension of payments.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) Payments from employee annuities under this part will be discontinued whenever the employee annuity payments are suspended or terminated. If employee annuity payments to the retiree are restored, payments to the former spouse will also resume subject to the terms of any court order acceptable for processing in effect at that time. (b) Paragraph (a) of this section will not be applied to permit a retiree to deprive a former spouse of payment by causing suspension of payment of employee annuity.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Subpart B—Procedures for Processing Court Orders Affecting Employee Annuities
Payment Procedures
§ 838.232 Suspension of payments.
