5 CFR 838.725
§ 838.725 Effect on employee and retiree election rights.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 838.725, § 838.725 Effect on employee and retiree election rights, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8043
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(a) A court order acceptable for processing that awards a former spouse survivor annuity does not affect a retiring employee's or retiree's rights and obligations to make survivor elections under subpart F of part 831 of this chapter or subpart F of part 842 of this chapter.
(b) A court order acceptable for processing that awards a former spouse survivor annuity requires OPM to pay a former spouse survivor annuity and prevents OPM from paying an elected survivor benefit to a widow or widower or another former spouse if the election is inconsistent with the court order.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.