5 C.F.R. § 843.312 Payment to former spouses.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) Any benefit (or a portion of any benefit) payable to a current spouse under this subpart is payable to a former spouse instead if the former spouse is entitled to that benefit under the terms of a qualifying court order or an election under subpart F of part 842 of this chapter. (b) A current spouse annuity may not exceed the difference between— (1) The amount of the annuity that would otherwise be payable to the current spouse under this subpart; and (2) The amount of the annuity payable to any former spouse of the deceased employee, retiree, or separated employee based on an election made under subpart F of part 842 of this chapter or a qualifying court order. (c) The basic employee death benefit paid to a current spouse may not exceed the difference between— (1) The amount that would otherwise be payable to the current spouse under §843.310; and (2) The portion of the basic employee death benefit payable to a former spouse based on a qualifying court order.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 843—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—DEATH BENEFITS AND EMPLOYEE REFUNDS
Subpart C—Current and Former Spouse Benefits
§ 843.312 Payment to former spouses.
