5 CFR 838.502
§ 838.502 Expressly dividing a refund of employee contributions.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 838.502, § 838.502 Expressly dividing a refund of employee contributions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8022
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(a) A court order directed at a refund of employee contributions is not a court order acceptable for processing unless it expressly awards a former spouse a portion of a refund of employee contributions as provided in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) To expressly award a former spouse a portion of a refund of employee contributions as required by paragraph (a) of this section, the court order must—
(1) Identify the retirement system using terms that are sufficient to identify the retirement system as explained in § 838.611; and
(2) Expressly state that the former spouse is entitled to a portion of a refund of employee contributions using terms that are sufficient to identify the refund of employee contributions as explained in § 838.612.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.