5 C.F.R. § 838.501 Purpose and scope.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
This subpart regulates the requirements that a court order directed at or barring a refund of employee contributions must meet to be a court order acceptable for processing. (a) A court order is directed at a refund of employee contributions if it awards a former spouse a portion of a refund of employee contributions. (b) A court order bars a refund of employee contributions if it prohibits payment of a refund of employee contributions to preserve a former spouse's court-awarded entitlement to a portion of an employee annuity or to a former spouse survivor annuity.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Subpart E—Requirements for Court Orders Affecting Refunds of Employee Contributions
§ 838.501 Purpose and scope.
