5 CFR 838.234

§ 838.234 Collection of arrearages.

United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective

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Citation: 5 CFR 838.234, § 838.234 Collection of arrearages, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/7995
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Specific instructions are required before OPM may pay any arrearage. Except as provided in § 838.225(b), OPM will not increase a former spouse's share of employee annuity to satisfy an arrearage due the former spouse. However, under § 838.225, OPM will prospectively honor the terms of an amended court order that either increases or decreases the court order's entitlement.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.