[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: 5CFR838.131]

[Page 199]
 
                    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.  838.131  Computation of time.

    (a) The rules applicable for computation of time under Sec. Sec.  
831.107 and 841.109 of this chapter apply to this part.
    (b)(1) Appendix A of this subpart lists the proper addresses for 
submitting court orders affecting CSRS and FERS benefits.
    (2) A former spouse or child abuse creditor should submit the 
documentation required by this part to the address provided in appendix 
A of this subpart. The component of OPM responsible for processing court 
orders will note the date of receipt on court orders that it receives.
    (3) If a court order is delivered to OPM at an address other than 
the address in appendix A of this subpart, the recipient will forward 
the court order to the component of OPM responsible for processing court 
orders. However, OPM is not considered to have received the court order 
until the court order is received in the component of OPM responsible 
for processing orders.

[57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 66638, Dec. 28, 1994]