[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR838.223]

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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. 838.223  OPM action on receipt of a court order not acceptable for processing.

    If OPM receives an application from a former spouse not based on a 
court order acceptable for processing, OPM will inform the former spouse 
that OPM cannot approve the application and provide the specific 
reason(s) for disapproving the application. Examples

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of reasons for disapproving an application include that the court order 
does not meet the definition of court order in Sec. 838.103 or does not 
meet one or more of the requirements of subpart C of this part.