[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR19.6-10]

[Page 90-91]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 19_BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND FORMER SPOUSES OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE FOREIGN 
 
Sec.  19.6-10  Liability.

    (a) The Department shall not be liable for any payment made from 
retirement benefits pursuant to a court order if such payment is made in 
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
    (b) In the event that the Secretary is served with more than one 
court order with respect to the same retirement benefits, the benefits 
shall be available to satisfy the court orders on a first-come, first-
served basis.
    (c) A previous spouse or other beneficiary may request that an 
amount be withheld from the retirement benefits of a principal or 
survivor of a principal which is less than the amount stipulated in a 
court order, or otherwise scheduled to be paid to the beneficiary under 
this chapter. This lower amount will be deemed a complete fulfillment

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of the obligation of the Department for the period in which the request 
is in effect. See Sec.  19.14.