[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR581.307]

[Page 613]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 581--PROCESSING GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C--Compliance With Process
 
Sec. 581.307  Compliance with legal process requiring the payment of attorney fees, interest, and/or court costs.

    Before complying with legal process that requires withholding for 
the payment of attorney fees, interest, and/or court costs, the 
governmental entity must determine that the legal process meets both of 
the following requirements:
    (a) The legal process must expressly provide for inclusion of 
attorney fees, interest, and/or court costs as (rather than in addition 
to) child support and/or alimony payments;
    (b) The awarding of attorney fees, interest, and/or court costs as 
child support and/or alimony must be within the authority of the court, 
authorized official, or authorized State agency that issued the legal 
process. It will be deemed to be within the authority of the court, 
authorized official, or authorized State agency to award attorney fees 
as child support and/or alimony if such order is not in violation of or 
inconsistent with State or local law, even if State or local law does 
not expressly provide for such an award.

[55 FR 1357, Jan. 16, 1990]