[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: 5CFR838.232]

[Page 204]
 
                    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.  838.232  Suspension of payments.

    (a) Payments from employee annuities under this part will be 
discontinued whenever the employee annuity payments are suspended or 
terminated. If employee annuity payments to the retiree are restored, 
payments to the former spouse will also resume subject to the terms of 
any court order acceptable for processing in effect at that time.
    (b) Paragraph (a) of this section will not be applied to permit a 
retiree to deprive a former spouse of payment by causing suspension of 
payment of employee annuity.