5 CFR 838.223
§ 838.223 OPM action on receipt of a court order not acceptable for processing.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 5 CFR 838.223, § 838.223 OPM action on receipt of a court order not acceptable for processing, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/7989
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:7989@1- SHA-256
cf13ec07089586bd0af3655a31fdcb44f211ace941c65e231849488b663c71be
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
If OPM receives an application from a former spouse not based on a court order acceptable for processing, OPM will inform the former spouse that OPM cannot approve the application and provide the specific reason(s) for disapproving the application. Examples of reasons for disapproving an application include that the court order does not meet the definition of court order in § 838.103 or does not meet one or more of the requirements of subpart C of this part.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.