[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1653.22]

[Page 285]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
         CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
 
PART 1653--DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS AFFECTING THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN ACCOUNTS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart B--Legal Process for the Enforcement of a Participant's Legal 
      Obligations To Provide Child Support or Make Alimony Payments
 
Sec. 1653.22  Service of legal process.

    The Thrift Savings Plan will only review legal process for the 
enforcement of a participant's legal obligations to provide child 
support or make alimony payments upon receipt of that process. Receipt 
by an employing agency or any other office of the government shall not 
constitute receipt by the Thrift Savings Plan. Legal process should be 
submitted to the Thrift Savings Plan Recordkeeper at the following 
address: TSP Service Office, National Finance Center, P.O. Box 61500, 
New Orleans, LA 70161-1500. Receipt by the recordkeeper will be 
considered receipt by the Thrift Savings Plan.