5 CFR 838.425
§ 838.425 Contesting the validity of court orders.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 838.425, § 838.425 Contesting the validity of court orders, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8016
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(a) An employee or separated employee who alleges that a court order is invalid must prove the invalidity of the court order by submitting a court order that—
(1) Declares invalid the court order submitted by the former spouse; or
(2) Sets aside the court order submitted by the former spouse.
(b) OPM must honor a court order acceptable for processing that appears to be valid and that the former spouse has certified is currently in force and has not been amended, superseded, or set aside, until the employee or separated employee submits a court order described in paragraph (a) of this section or a court order amending or superseding the court order submitted by the former spouse.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.