[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR838.102]

[Page 196-197]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 838_COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart A_Court Orders Generally
 
Sec.  838.102  Regulatory structure.

    (a) This part is organized as follows:
    (1) Subpart A contains information and rules of general application 
to all court orders directed at CSRS or FERS retirement benefits.
    (2) Subparts B and C of this part contain information about court 
orders directed at ongoing employee annuity payments.
    (3) Subparts D and E of this part contain information about court 
orders directed at refunds of employee contributions.
    (4) Subpart F of this part contains information about the effect of 
words and phrases commonly used in court orders affecting ongoing 
employee annuity payments and refunds of employee contributions.
    (5) Subparts G, H, and I of this part contain information about 
court orders awarding former spouse survivor annuities.
    (6) Subpart J of this part contains the rules applicable to court 
orders filed under procedures in effect prior to the implementation of 
this part. These rules continue to apply to court orders received by OPM 
before January 1, 1993.
    (7) Subpart K of this part contains rules applicable to court orders 
for the enforcement of judgments rendered against employees or 
annuitants for physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of a child.
    (b) Part 890 of this chapter contains information about coverage 
under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
    (c) Part 581 of this chapter contains information about garnishment 
of Government payments including salary and CSRS and FERS retirement 
benefits.
    (d) Parts 294 and 297 of this chapter and Sec. Sec.  831.106 and 
841.108 contain information about disclosure of information from OPM 
records.
    (e) Subpart V of part 831 of this chapter and subpart G of part 842 
of this chapter contain information about how court orders affect 
eligibility to make

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an alternative form of annuity election.
    (f) Part 1600 of this title contains information about court orders 
affecting the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan.
    (g) Subpart F of part 831 of this chapter, subpart F of part 841 of 
this chapter, and part 843 of this chapter contain information about 
entitlement to survivor annuities.
    (h) Subpart T of part 831 of this chapter and subpart B of part 843 
of this chapter contain information about refunds of employee 
contributions and lump-sum death benefits.
    (i) Parts 870, 871, 872, and 873 of this chapter contain information 
about the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program.

[57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 66637, Dec. 28, 1994]