5 CFR 838.236
§ 838.236 Court orders barring payment of annuities.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 838.236, § 838.236 Court orders barring payment of annuities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/7997
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(a) State courts lack authority to prevent OPM from paying employee annuities as required by section 8345(a) or section 8463 of title 5, United States Code. OPM will not honor court orders directing that OPM delay or otherwise not pay employee annuities at the time or in the amount required by statute.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, OPM will honor court orders acceptable for processing that direct OPM to pay the employee annuity to the court, an officer of the court acting as a fiduciary, or a State or local government agency during the pendency of a divorce or legal separation proceeding.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.