[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2, Parts 700 to 1199]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR838.237]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (Continued)
 
PART 838--COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B--Procedures for Processing Court Orders Affecting Employee 
                                Annuities
 
Sec. 838.237  Death of the former spouse.

    (a) Unless the court order acceptable for processing expressly 
provides otherwise, the former spouse's share of an employee annuity 
terminates on the last day of the month before the death of the former 
spouse, and the former spouse's share of employee annuity reverts to the 
retiree.
    (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, OPM will honor a 
court order acceptable for processing or an amended court order 
acceptable for processing that directs OPM to pay, after the death of 
the former spouse, the former spouse's share of the employee annuity 
to--
    (1) The court;
    (2) An officer of the court acting as fiduciary;
    (3) The estate of the former spouse; or
    (4) One or more of the retiree's children as defined in section 
8342(c) or section 8424(d) of title 5, United States Code.

[57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 43493, Aug. 17, 1993]

               Procedures for Computing the Amount Payable