5 CFR 1650.3
§ 1650.3 Frozen accounts.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 1650.3, § 1650.3 Frozen accounts, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/10175
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(a) All distributions from the TSP are subject to the rules relating to spousal rights (found in subpart G of this part) and to domestic relations orders, alimony and child support legal process, and child abuse enforcement orders (found in 5 CFR part 1653).
(b) A participant may not take a distribution of any portion of his or her account balance if the account is frozen due to a pending retirement benefits court order, an alimony or child support enforcement order, or a child abuse enforcement order, or because a freeze has been placed on the account by the TSP record keeper for another reason.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.